Tuesday 16 March 2010

David Beckham and some achilles tendon injury recovery tips


David Beckham is probably right now sitting with his foot up, a beer in hand while Posh cooks dinner and is turning his thoughts to the purchase of a balance board or a wobble board or whatever the AC Milan physio calls it. Why you ask? well because he ruptured his achilles tendon injury earlier this week. As your author knows from personal experience this is a tough injury to get over once the cast comes off.

One of the fastest routes back to fitness is the use of a wobble or balance board to gradually encourage ankle mobility. Some gentle circular movements to start with moving up over time to full weight bearing balance exercises on two feet then one foot.

Spindeck balance boards are perhaps unique in that they can be used from the cast off date whilst sitting in a chair before weight bearing is possible. Perhaps whilst watching your England team mates beat off third rate football nations in the South Africa World Cup this summer?!. Spindeck is a long thin board so it can be used up close to a sofa or lengthwise under a 4 legged chair and is a good way to get the ankle joint moving again early on in your recuperation.

Beckham would not be the first premiership footballer to use a Spindeck. The Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United team have both equipped their training grounds with Spindeck balance boards. So, cheer up Becks - put a Spindeck on your shopping list and you might just make the World Cup final if we qualify....

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