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Achilles Tendon Rupture

Mathijs van Ark brings current evidence and expert consensus on Achilles tendon rupture into daily practice: diagnosis, rehab, and the trade-offs between surgical and conservative care. Read more ↓

4 Episodes 57m

The lecture will focus on the application of current evidence and expert consensus on Achilles tendon rupture diagnostics and rehabilitation in daily physiotherapy practice. Next to recommendations on diagnosing and treating Achilles tendon ruptures, the (dis)advantages and implications of conservative and surgical treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures will be discussed.

Learning points

- Acquire knowledge about the available evidence and recommendations for diagnosing Achilles tendon ruptures

- Acquire knowledge about the available evidence and recommendations for treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures

- Acquire knowledge on the incidence of Achilles tendon ruptures

Episodes

Achilles Tendon Rupture Incidence and Clinical Diagnosis

Who ruptures the Achilles tendon and how often, how the Dutch multidisciplinary guideline was developed, and how to diagnose a rupture with the Thompson test, gap palpation and the ATRS questionnaire.

Surgery or Conservative Treatment for Achilles Tendon Rupture

How surgical and conservative treatment of an acute Achilles tendon rupture compare on re-rupture, infection, sural nerve injury, function and satisfaction, and why the Dutch guideline recommends conservative treatment first.

Rehabilitation Principles, Early Loading, Bracing and Heel Raises

What the evidence and expert consensus say about Achilles tendon rupture rehabilitation in the first weeks: realistic expectations for return to work and sport, when to start full weight bearing, bracing, and why heel raises are used.

Calf Strengthening After the Brace and the Road Back to Sport

How to rehabilitate an Achilles tendon rupture once the brace comes off: heavy isometrics, seated and single-leg calf raises for hypertrophy, gait and daily activity, when to start running and plyometrics, and what motivates a return to sport.

The lecture will focus on the application of current evidence and expert consensus on Achilles tendon rupture diagnostics and rehabilitation in daily physiotherapy practice. Next to recommendations on diagnosing and treating Achilles tendon ruptures, the (dis)advantages and implications of conservative and surgical treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures will be discussed.

Learning points

- Acquire knowledge about the available evidence and recommendations for diagnosing Achilles tendon ruptures

- Acquire knowledge about the available evidence and recommendations for treatment of Achilles tendon ruptures

- Acquire knowledge on the incidence of Achilles tendon ruptures

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4 Episodes

57m

Oct 2, 2026