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Calf & Achilles Tendon Stretches

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From Quick Guide: Achilles Tendonitis Guide

Summary: How to perform a calf and Achilles stretch to help relieve pain in the Achilles tendon; get expert tips and instruction on caring for Achilles tendon injuries in this free physical therapy video.

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By Monica Paradise
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Monica Paradise currently works at Industrial Hand and Physical Therapy in Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Exercise Science. Her skill...read more

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montalvoernesto said

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on 8/2/2008 Great therapy for my calf muscles, Thanks

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" Hi! I am Monica and I am going to show you guys a stretch that you can do for your calf muscles and your Achilles tendon. What you want to do is have a wall handy or something nearby that you can lean into. So what we are going to do is what is commonly called a wall stress. You are going to be facing the wall, you can lean against it, and you have the foot back that you want to stress so in this case, our right leg we are going to stretch. You want your heel planted on the ground. Go ahead and start the first one with your knee straight and you just kind of lean into the wall. You should feel a nice stretch all down the back of your calf, you want to hold it for about 30-60 seconds somewhere in there and make sure it is a nice light stretch. You do not want anything to be painful or too intense. If this is too easy for you, another thing you can do is you can put a small towel or something underneath your foot, to kind of prop your foot up and then same stretch again where you lean against the wall. Just more of an intense stretch, once you limber up a little bit, right like this, be sure to keep your knee straight."

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