Seated heel raise
Written By Jayden Ho
Muscles used in this exercise
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Purpose
This is the first step rehabilitation exercise for the recovery of your Achilles tendon
To do this exercise
Keep it slow and controlled
Your foot should be touching the ground while keeping your hip bend at around 90 deg
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Jayden Ho
Jayden is a committed Physiotherapist specialising in the treatment of Sports injuries not exclusive to the shoulder, ankle and knee, and Back pain.
He has worked in private practice and hospital settings, and with the Sydney University soccer team prescribing injury prevention, rehab and manual therapy. Jayden is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.