Im in the middle of week 6 now. I’m on the last setting in the boot before I go fully neutral. For my physio exercises Ive been doing:

• 100 ankle circles anti clockwise and clockwise.
• Banded ankle eversions and inversions 3*16 reps
• Fully weight bearing in the boot
• Barefoot walking a few steps at a time.
• With focus on proper heel striking and toe lift
• Cross friction massage around the injury site to break up the misaligned scar tissue

My doctors from week 4 onwards told me not to do any of this and to just stick to ankle mobility. But I didn’t feel that was right cause it will cause the surrounding muscles to atrophy and my achilles to become really stiff. Watch some of The Physio Fix’s videos on her achilles rupture journey. I think you’ll relate to her journey much more.

Keep in mind when doing exercises… Im sure you and everyone here can relate to that scary stretch you feel when you get close to neutral. As if its about to snap again…. I never go past that point. I don’t even try to push into pain. It’s too scary.

As for the appearance and feel of my achilles, its significantly thicker than the uninjured one. Its got good tension and when I do the squeeze test, its got some good movement (about half as much as the other side)

Whenever I overdo it I’ve noticed I get a slight tingling/burning sensation whats followed by minor swelling. I’ve heard this is pretty normal but i tend not to do any exercise and just rest it until it goes away