http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat Road to recovery of a fully torn Achilles tendon - weblog Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:25:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi all, I came across this post that may be of interest; it was a lab study that investigated exercise on lab rats and found that running can improve the strength of the AT: - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1724906 I am officially cleared to start gentle jogging, although I cannot do a single leg toe raise ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/10/15/running-can-improve-at-healing/ Hi all, the following is an update I made to my "Health Care" page. If there is any mention to examples/tables please take a peek at this page. I looked into this update yesterday and was really surprised by it. Please have a look and see what you think; I hope I ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/09/13/pay-less-get-more/ Hi all, I saw a member of my surgeons team this week; he was very happy with the progress of my AT (phew!). He also told me that a normal, healthy AT does not rupture by itself, unless cut, kicked, etc. I was wondering if anyone has other information on this? If ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/08/20/a-good-at-doesnt-rupture/ I made the most of my new found freedom and watched my local football team Bristol City play today. To be out under my own steam, amongst lots of people enjoying themselves outdoors was a great feeling. I owe a big thank you to Wendy at Bristol City Football Club for ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/08/16/taste-of-freedom/ I finally got the boot yesterday :-) 4 wks post op. Its great to be able to see my leg/foot after all this time. Being able to wash the leg feels great, a treat. Best of all is I was told I could sleep without the boot, which I did last ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/08/06/the-boot-is-in-da-house/ Folks, you have no doubt (at least at some point in your ATR journey) been so bored that you have taken to reading the phone book, or telephoning the speaking clock to hear a voice, or similar desperate stuff that you thought you would never do. I am a bookworm and could ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/08/02/beat-the-boredom/ Folks, I had my frist post Op. last week and was told things had gone well; the surgeon requested I go to the boot but the cast person put me in a 2nd cast for 2 more weeks, to be safe. I should get the boot on Tue 5th Aug and ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/07/29/i-have-a-question/ WEEK-04: My Good Leg Goes Bad On Thursday after my 1st post Op. check on Monday, 2 wks post Op. and 3 weeks post ATR, my good leg takes a dive. The strain of constantly having to balance on one leg while washing, preparing food, etc. has caught up with me. My ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/07/24/the-wrong-shoes/ Had my first post Op today, 21st July 08, 2 weeks post Op; plaster off and stitches removed. All looked OK. The Consultant wanted to put me in the boot but the guy doing the plastering has replastered my leg; when I asked why he said to protect the scar and ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/07/21/first-post-op/ I blew my Achilles on 2nd July 2008 at around 6pm, playing football (soccer). By the way, I live in Bristol, UK. This blog will detail how my ATR was treated initially. If there is more than one way to skin a cat it seems there is a thousand ways to ... http://achillesblog.com/jacksprat/2008/07/17/first-treatment/