Rehabilitation and Return to Sport After Nonsurgical Treatment of Achilles Tendon Rupture

摘要

This article presents an overview of the rehabilitation and return to sport following a nonsurgical Achilles tendon (AT) rupture. A brief description of the recognition and diagnosis of the injury, selection of nonoperative treatment, outcome measures, importance of range of motion, purpose of functional rehabilitation, description of the rehabilitation phases, and return to play progressions are included. A well-designed early functional rehabilitation program is more important than the method of treatment in outcomes and functional performance with AT ruptures.