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This is fascinating. I just tore my second Achilles tendon playing soccer last weekend (first one at age 36 playing basketball). Both injuries occurred during a step-back scenario where I attempted to accelerate forward for a loose ball. I can picture my heel dropping and knee extending each time.

@sportsrehabexperts

9 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about the injury! Wish you a speedy recovery! Is crazy how often this is the mechanism of injury. Even with recent injury to Aaron Rodgers you can see this happening to a degree to when you zoom in and slow it down. Granted his was influenced by a large man pulling him down..

This video is exactly what i needed. 6 weeks post tear playing soccer and I'm still racking my brain how or why it happened until i came across this video. Now it all makes sense to me. Cant explain what happened I just knew i made one sudden awkward movement and heard the big pop..

@sportsrehabexperts

7 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about the achilles tear, hope recovery is going well so far! Glad you found the video helpful 😃

This is an excellent video, I tore my Achilles tendón 7 years ago playing soccer. And Ive had a rerupture 3 weeks ago. No doctor has ever given me a full reason for it. I even have my video , Im not brave enough to watch it too. Many people asking me to quit soccer and Crossfit

@sportsrehabexperts

23 күн бұрын

I appreciate that! Sorry to hear about the rerupture. I hope your recovery goes well! Feel free to reach out if you need more direct help to work together online.

Thank you for this thorough explanation. I ruptured my Achilles tendon playing pickleball 5 months ago. This video helped me better understand how my injury happened and how to prevent it from happening again.

@sportsrehabexperts

Ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!!

Great info 🎉

that was textbook about how i ruptured my achilles, you are amazing

@sportsrehabexperts

2 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful, hope you are doing well with recovery!

Great info!! Subscribed

@sportsrehabexperts

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

I wish I watched this before I ruptured my Achilles. But at least I can least apply it to my good leg while I rehab and overcome anxieties getting back into the gym where I hurt myself to begin with doing reverse weighted lunges…!

@sportsrehabexperts

6 ай бұрын

sorry to hear about the achilles! Hope recovery goes well for you!

Tore my achilles 5 years ago playin bball . Wish watched this video before .thank you for sharing tips

Good video! Have you ever come across anyone who has torn their Achilles whilst pushing a heavy sled with poor form?

@sportsrehabexperts

Жыл бұрын

Haven't personally seen that or heard of it occurring to someone, but wouldn't surprise me. See pretty sloppy feet on the sled all the time

Gruesome but definitely helpful

I recognise the truth discussed in this clip with moving backwards and the stress it has on your achilles. I tore my achilles tendon in a rapier and dagger historical fencing tournament, and it happened not when I was moving forward but when I was retreating, and moving backwards. Rapier fencing has a lot of explosive movements and extensions with the whole body. The thing is, how do I strengthen my tendons for moving backwards. (I do not have access t a sled. )

@sportsrehabexperts

Ай бұрын

Good idea for a video! But general concept is pick any exercise. Could even just be practicing the sport - fencing, basketball, anything. But when you plant the foot back, keep the heel high. Then also do progressive loading of single leg calf raise on slant board so it goes through a stretch under load. The real key is the plyometrics though. So the concepts above would apply to those movements.

Can we have a side by side or something. 3rd watch and I am still unsure how to move properly.

@sportsrehabexperts

9 ай бұрын

You don't need to fear movement, and you will never move perfectly all the time in any given scenario. That being said, there is better and worse ways to move given a specific task. You should not apply this concept to everything. There is nuance in movement. If you dont understand the nuance, then work with someone who does.. Summary of video, dont let your heel drop and knee extend when you plant the leg behind you.....Not that simple and more context is necessary, thats why you need to understand the video. If you don't understand it and need help I suggest a consultation.

bit of a stretch coach, but can you demonstrate the proper way to do it in a sound biomechanical way? Showing the do's and dont's Tore both of mine with the same move, with the latest tear a couple of weeks ago. Would like to go back to playing knowing how to utilize the move safer in the future. Thanks in advance!!!

@sportsrehabexperts

Жыл бұрын

sorry to hear that. The video does show it correctly. Check the comments by Chandasouk below. Most people don't understand this concept the first time the hear it or see it

@midknight_3

Жыл бұрын

@@sportsrehabexperts yeah, its been a pain, but it is what it is. tore my right (had surgery) almost 4 years ago, took me just this year to play full contact, and a couple of weeks ago, tore my left (did non-op). talk about bad luck (and bad mechanics) right? haha... once this heals, go to rehab and implement the points you mentioned. it makes absolute sense that the knee should be bent and the heel should not go down further for pushing off. thank you!!!

@sportsrehabexperts

Жыл бұрын

@@midknight_3 most welcome! Hope it goes well! If you ever need direct performance/rehab workout programing to address the issue. Work with people online all the time who have had achilles issues (tears or strains). Just email greg@sportsrehabexpert.com and we can discuss what that would look like!

@midknight_3

Жыл бұрын

@@sportsrehabexperts Will do, thanks. After I'm done with my recovery, I'll definitely look to you for rehab advice.

@m4ttheweric

5 ай бұрын

Interesting video! I just tore my left achilles last night doing a drop step on a pretty insignificant moment in the game. I run 3-4 times a week and have had tendinitis in the past in my achilles but it’s been resolved for some time. This came as a nasty shock. I’m just not sure what to expect of my body now.

When I learned basketball as a kid, you either used an open step or a cross step. However, players like Manu Ginobili/Jordan have done it for years (drop step/negative step/load step) and never had major Achilles injuries. NBA trainers like Drew Hanlen teaches it too. Why do you think Manu they never got injured from doing that move? Luck?

@sportsrehabexperts

Жыл бұрын

The same concept applies to a negative step/drop step/plyo step (a lot of different names people call it)...Anyway when you take that step back to go forward you plant on the ball of the foot and however high the heel is when you plant, the main thing is the heel does not drop lower and the knee stays bent. Will you get it right every single time, no! But it becomes an exposure issue if you do it wrong over and over again. I know it is the case for Jordan, haven't watched enough Ginobili film to say. But when they drop step, the pressure is on ball of foot and on initial contact the heel does not drop further and knee stays bent as pressure is applied through ball of foot.

@Chandasouk

Жыл бұрын

@@sportsrehabexperts ah, OK. I watched the video but not as closely as I thought. If the heel strikes the ground when performing the load step, then the move becomes problematic (gastroc is stretched I'm guessing). I'm in my 30s now and have only recently adopted the move so was kinda worried about out after seeing Durant and Smart get injured performing it.

@sportsrehabexperts

Жыл бұрын

@@Chandasouk Yea its subtle for sure, but if you do it slow you should feel a difference. Then can put it into action at other drills and game speed.

Hear me out... this IS a strength issue: strong foot and calf muscles ensure that the deceleration of the heel is "completed" almost instantly when the foot comes in contact with the ground, so the heel has stopped dropping before starting the acceleration with the rest of the body. Maybe it's (also) a strength application/coordination & control issue, but strength forms the basis. Would you agree??

@sportsrehabexperts

Жыл бұрын

You are correct! Strength is a factor. You must have strength if you want to avoid possible injuries in awkward positions. However, as you mentioned the application of strength in a coordinated fashion I would say is JUST as important. Many athletes are strong enough to hold this position. But they are fed triple extension with heel down during their training all day long. As a result they lack eccentric quad/glute strength with the heel up (squats/lunges are always heel down). So the heel drops because that's what they are used to. Combine that with toed out and hyper pronation, you again have a application/coordination problem. Never one issue, always a combo. Just trying to bring more awareness around coordination

@dontevenwasteaday8983

6 ай бұрын

​@@sportsrehabexperts can you recommand any exercise to improve coordination when heel position is involved? for example, do you recommend to have heel up when doing squats when accelerating up?

@sportsrehabexperts

6 ай бұрын

@@dontevenwasteaday8983 great question! Low level stuff includes calf raises and isometric calf raises. A bit higher would be leg swings and other ball of foot dynamic warm ups such as ladder drills or sled work, then up another notch to actual acceleration drills and change of direction drills

@dontevenwasteaday8983

6 ай бұрын

@@sportsrehabexperts Thank you coach! will definitely deploy these exercises into my routine. BTW, I have reseached on elite soccer players' movement and I actually don't see any similar movement like negative step in basketball. Have you worked with soccer player regarding their coordination or movement? I would like know the "risky" movements which could potentially cause this "heel down" issue if there is any because I mostly play soccer. Thank you!

@sportsrehabexperts

6 ай бұрын

@@dontevenwasteaday8983 soccer doesn't have a huge Achilles rupture issue. Could still happen when changing directions or trying to accelerate. But ACL probably most common lower body issue for soccer. Which we do have some videos on this already

Achilles tear or no tear at the start of the video? Which did you think it was?

@colin831

Жыл бұрын

No tear

@colin831

Жыл бұрын

Am I correct 😂?

@sportsrehabexperts

Жыл бұрын

@@colin831 you are correct, no tear occurred in the athlete at the start of video! Hopefully it was helpful to understand why...

@colin831

Жыл бұрын

@@sportsrehabexpertsGlad to hear, Amazing video by the way! You explained it very well and clear

@sportsrehabexperts

Жыл бұрын

@@colin831 appreciate that!

Could pushing a sled in the gym be dangerous?

@sportsrehabexperts

3 ай бұрын

Great question! But it depends....I love sleds! They are great to use if done correctly!! But I see people doing sloppy sled pushes all the time where they start on ball of foot and as they push forward their heel drops significantly and the knee straightens. Your heel should be lifting and the knee should be traveling forward when you push the sled. This is proper mechanics. If you can't keep proper mechanics or close to it, you need to lower weight or reduce speed. Side note, as this trend is very frustrating for me in the rehab space. People like to do these knee extension sled pushes after an ACL tear or knee injury to restore knee extension, but it goes against everything we are ever taught about gait and feeds into this heel down as you move forward problem. This is what I mean: kzread.infoE1h4HbLVJwI?feature=shared - do not do this, it is wrong! Will it cause a problem doing the exercise, no...Its low level, so you wont get hurt doing it.. But just because you can, doesnt mean you should! It is not teaching the correct mechanics like we discussed in this video. Another bad example - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pHZorqiuirDFmZs.htmlfeature=shared Here is a good example - kzread.info81TS335Yi6g?feature=shared

@jacobhouston1655

3 ай бұрын

@@sportsrehabexperts Yep, you already discussed the band bad for on your video. Can you please do an up close video showing PROPER sled pushing form and improper form? I don't want to tear my achilles and I'm scared. Just do a low budget vid, it will get a lot of views. SHOW us, rather than just talk. Please. :)

So in simple terms. Stay on the ball of your foot.? 😅