• Training
  • 16/09/2025
  • UK

Eccentric Heel Drop

Description

Mr Donatas Chlebinskas gives his expert insights and discusses the eccentric heel drop exercise, described as the gold standard conservative treatment for non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy. Mr Chlebinskas highlights that this exercise is supported by moderate to strong evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses, revealing a significant improvement rate of 60% to 80% among patients. Additionally, he mentions that heavy slow resistance training yields similar outcomes and may even lead to higher patient satisfaction.


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DOI: 10.1302/3114-251192

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