Hi everyone, I'm after a bit of advice please?

Hi Kerry. I feel your pain. I too gave my achillies tendon in right foot with now tendonopathy. It’s calcified. So painful. I recommend wearing slightly heels with padding. And doing your lifts with them on. Go up on good foot then slowly move weight to bad foot. Not too many. Very gradual. I rub a cream into my feet at night as it pains all night. I’ll send a photo of cream tomorrow. In bed now lol. I also had an injection into my heel. PCP look into it. Google my specialist. Didnt think it would work for me but wow factor. Instant relief. It lasted about 4 weeks. Having my second one in two weeks. Usually three months apart. It’s not under Medicare unfortunately but well worth investigating happy to private chat if you like. Good luck

No strengthening exercises at all! You should be in a boot for 6-8 weeks of REST to allow it to heal. Then you can begin PT and strengthening.

Like others said, rest and heal first. For rehab when possible: Try using soft and super soft foam rollers from OPTP (occupational and physical therapy products; from their website or Amazon). Not only can you roll up and down your legs you can do a side to side movement called “shearing”. That really helps my tight calves which can actually cause one of my knees to lock up. There are melt method videos on YouTube about this. That can really loosen up your legs and tight muscles and fascia. Once I loosen my calves, no more knee pain. It can be done gently by you - but you’ll need to take care of that Achilles tendon (bandage it?). You can also try the medmassager or the Hyako R1pro massager- these are gentle vibration tools- not percussion massagers. Also, consider using a stretch strap to stretch your calves (when you’re able). OPTP also has a pro model stretch strap and instructions. A higher priced version would be the castleflex stretch strap - but it would be easier to overdo it with that, considering your injury. Try those. Good luck

I ruptured my Achilles and when it fully healed (8 mo ths) did gentle exercises with a large rubber resistance band. .also did standing double heel raises not dip raises on stairs.

I'd be surprised if you don't walk away with more answers than even the best paid physio and a plan to solve the tightness without stretching ☺️ DM me some days you have available for a whatsapp pro bono call, I haven't worked with someone from the UK yet so consider it a fair trade. you'll feel the difference in 30 minutes on your calf, knee and leg. Humbly, David