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saw a co worker rupture his achilles yesterday

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i thought the whole calf was supposed to ball up? it didn't do it for him though so i guess he got off lucky. however he is in a cast and there's a one year recovery time.

i don't think i want to play basketball at work anymore 🙁 my legs have been feeling goose pimples since it was confirmed he tore it.

 
It only rolls up from what I understand if its a 100% tear which is super rare.
I've been at Basketball too for an achilles tons of ankles and a few ACLs. I'm nervous every time I step on the court. I blew out my ankle 4 years ago. At 35, something is going to snap sooner or later.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
Was it before or after he warmed up?
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he had already played two intense games. so he was pretty warmed up.

Originally posted by: Homerboy
It only rolls up from what I understand if its a 100% tear which is super rare.
I've been at Basketball too for an achilles tons of ankles and a few ACLs. I'm nervous every time I step on the court. I blew out my ankle 4 years ago. At 35, something is going to snap sooner or later.
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ahh thanks for clarifying. i personally have sprained my ankles so many times that i can almost go 90 degrees now with out them hurting. not sure if this is good or bad lol. however, for the past year i have been playing with plantar fasciatis and boy is that painful. i finally went to the doctor last week for it, and all he gives me is 800mg of ibuprofen 3x a day and stretch.
 
Originally posted by: frostedflakes
Isn't that supposed to be incredibly painful? One year recovery time.

Ouch, hurts just thinking about it. 🙁
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A full tear supposedly feels like a white-hot metal rod rapidly retracting up through your calf as it retracts.
 
I had some achilles problems a cajillion years ago when I used to run a lot - to the point some quack podiatrist wanted to do surgery. Luckily I collected my brain cells and went to a sports orthopedic doctor and he recommended just stretching using something like this every day:

Slant Board

I made my own using plywood and an old piece of carpet. Haven't had a problem with the achilles in the 20 years since.

 
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