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Achilles Tendon Rupture (cont.)

Prevention

  • Prevention centers on appropriate daily Achilles stretching and pre-activity warm-up.

  • Maintain a continuous level of activity in your sport or work up gradually to full participation if you have been out of the sport for a period of time.

  • Good overall muscle conditioning helps maintain a healthy tendon.



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Achilles tendon ruptures commonly occur to otherwise healthy men between the ages of 30 and 50 years who have had no previous injury or problem reported in the affected leg.

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