12/05/2026
Starting early phase tendon rehab:
Something that we're always prescribing our patients with tendon problems, whether it be the knee, the achilles, the elbow, or elsewhere, is isometric holds.
These are a fantastic place to start to get tendons loading in a healthy way that isn't going to aggravate but is actually going to promote healing and reduce pain.
Tendon rehab can be difficult because the area is overloaded but often still needs strengthening.
If you've had a sore tendon and the only thing you do is rest, it's likely to come back or even get worse because as you rest the area can become weakened further.
We like to start relatively easy and then we can progress this quite heavily as pain allows.
In this instance that would look like longer reps at a lower depth, potentially even adding weight or then moving to single leg.
