A physical therapist will serve as an educator as well as the person who administers the treatment such as massage and ultrasound heat therapy. They will teach you how to stretch, care, and most importantly strengthen your injury as part of Achilles tendon rupture treatment.
Their goal for you is to relieve pain and inflammation, improve circulation to your Achilles tendon and get you gradually back to normal. A physical therapist offers invaluable support as they personally design a program based on your injury, treatment, activity and fitness level.
Strengthening of the tendon (and your leg muscles) doesn’t happen until the very end of the healing process. This means it will take a long time to get back to your original abilities before the injury. Ruptured Achilles tendon treatment can be a long road. Temper your expectations in advance so that you don’t overdo it and follow the therapist instructions.