Achilles Tendon Rupture: Your Recovery with VACOped | Foot Range

► More Achilles Tendon Ruputes information videos:    • Achilles Tendon Rupture and its treatment ...   ► ☑ Viewed? ☐ Liked? ☐ Subscribed? ► Therapy Concept for Foot and Ankle Joint. Find out more: http://vacoped.com Number 1 boot for Achilles tendon ruptures and fracture treatments in Europe – with Range of Motion leading to same high level outcomes in surgical as well as conservative treatments. Achilles Tendon Rupture – what’s next? Surgery or Not? Your doctor will discuss the advantages and disadvantages with you. Regardless of whether surgery is performed or not, the choice of orthosis has a significant impact on the result and hence on your quality of life.*1 Below, we explain why this is the case and how you can improve your healing outcomes. What can go wrong - and how to heal well? The Achilles tendon connects your calf muscles to your heel and enables running, jumping, and pushing off. If the foot is placed in a boot with wedges to raise the heel, mostly only the toes are bent downwards — not the ankle. As a result, the tendon ends do not meet properly, and the tendon may heal too long. A lengthened tendon cannot transfer strength effectively, which can lead to lasting weakness when running or jumping. The Achilles tendon will not shorten by itself, so if it heals too long and – if not shortened by an operation - this limitation will remain permanent. Use a VACOped boot, which allows the ankle to point toes-downward correctly. Keep the foot in the right position and follow your active rehabilitation program carefully. A good Achilles boot makes sure the tendon ends meet, by bringing/holding the ankle into a “toes-down” position in the initial phase. This ensures the tendon heals at the right length. Risk of re-Rupture Other possible complications are a re-rupture and muscle weakness. When a boot with wedges is used, the Achilles tendon stays in one fixed position for several weeks. Because it cannot adapt gradually to movement and load, it is unprepared once the boot is removed. This sudden stress can increase the risk of tearing again. Muscle weakness can even increase this risk. Active Rehabilitation is Key Movement during recovery is essential. Active (=dynamic) rehabilitation helps the tendon and muscles gradually adapt and build strength for the time after the boot. A good Achilles boot supports this process by allowing controlled movement throughout rehabilitation. What does this mean for you? A dynamic boot trains the tendon and muscles for real life — strong, flexible, and ready to move. What is “active / dynamic Treatment”? Traditional casts or boots keep the ankle completely still — but some movement is essential for proper and strong tendon healing. The VACOped boot allows controlled ankle motion while keeping the foot and leg safely protected. As healing progresses, the range of movement is gradually increased — this is called active or dynamic treatment. It helps the tendon heal faster and stronger, as it slowly adapts to normal function. By setting the range of motion, VACOped helps the tendon heal at the right length — and later strengthens it through active rehabilitation. The two main risks — an elongated tendon and re-rupture — are both prevented by VACOped, the gold standard in Achilles tendon care. We wish a speedy recovery. ········································­­·······································­·­···· «OPED INTERNATIONAL» OPED Group Homepage: https://oped-group.com/ OPED International Homepage: http://oped-international.com/ Innovative Medical Technology - Made in Germany At OPED's headquarters in Valley, south of Munich, around 350 people work on innovative medical products, holistic treatment concepts and new ideas for medical technology. OPED's products are renowned for their constant evolution and new developments. The needs of customers and patients are always the number one priority in our product development processes. In order to maintain this, OPED works with clinicians and scientists from all over the world. What began with the VACOped foot orthosis grew into a comprehensive service supplying orthoses for the feet, hands, shoulders and knees. Customisable products and extensive reusability are OPED's hallmarks, and are just one of the reasons why the company is continuing to grow. Added to this is the increasing number of digital solutions for the domains of patient information and rehabilitation. «OPED UNITED KINGDOM» OPED UK Homepage: http://www.oped-uk.co.uk «OPED AUSTRALIA» OPED Australia Homepage: http://www.oped.com.au/ «OPED SWITZERLAND» OPED AG Homepage: http://oped.ch/ «OPED GERMANY» OPED GmbH Homepage: http://oped.de OPED GmbH Youtube:    / medizinpark   OPED GmbH Facebook:   / oped.deutschland   ········································­­·······································­·­····