38 | From Achilles Tendinitis to Full Ruptures, Why Does it Happen and What Can You Start Doing About it Today?

Want to get back to a sport you love but haven’t done it in a while? Listen in as Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom take you through what Achilles Tendinitis is and things you can start doing today to help avoid it.  For all of the sports lovers out there, it's understandable that injuries can get in the way of playing the sport you love as often as you want.  This podcast is for those who want to be able to play their sports (recreationally or professionally) safely without pain or negative repercussions; which most commonly are found in the Achilles for high-intensity sports such as basketball or tennis.  Tune in as Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom dive into what steps and progressions are needed to safely play high-intensity sports.  They will be reviewing what systemic inflammation means within your own body to help leave more room for you to play your game, at any age, by keeping it painless and fun. FREE YOUR FEET and get 15% OFF VivoBarefoot Shoes with code “TOB” at checkout with this link here: https://bit.ly/3cDHcAx What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl: 00:51 – What an Achilles is and what it does - What Achilles Tendinitis means and feels like 02:39 – Why Achilles Tendonitis happens - Why recovery and progressions are necessary 05:53 – What a tendon is - What happens when tendons are not prepared for movement 07:36 – How tendons gets stretched or torn - What the stretch shorten cycle is and why it's important 12:02 – Why variety of movement and Vivo-barefoot shoes help avoid Tendonitis 15:36 – What “line of fascia” means and why it's important to the Achilles and the entire body 18:27 – How to check if your Achilles is ready for an explosive movement 19:12 – How to progress your Achilles after it passes the mobility test - How to modify if too intense 22:04 – What systemic inflammation means and how to be cognisant about it To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtu.be/eHc_HAbHH80 Items mentioned in this episode include: The Optimal Body: https://www.docjenfit.com/theoptimalbody/ We Think You’ll Love: FREE QuaranTeam Challenge The Free 7 Day Mobility Challenge Jen’s Instagram Dom’s Instagram YouTube Channel Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! To see the episode’s full show notes and check out the rest of Doc Jen’s website, click here: www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode38 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message