From Heel To Hero: Mastering Achilles Tendon Rehabilitation
Learn the Elite Protocols Used with NFL, MLB, and Pro Athletes
The Complete Evidence-Based Course for Optimizing Achilles Tendon Recovery
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Heel to Hero:
Mastering Achilles Tendon Rehabilitation is a comprehensive, phase-based course designed to help physical therapists and rehab professionals master the entire Achilles tendon recovery process. From acute injury management to elite-level return-to-sport protocols, this course delivers the tools, techniques, and progressions needed to optimize outcomes and prevent re-injury in athletes at every level.
A Systematic Approach to Achilles Tendon Rehabilitation
Achilles tendon injuries require precise phase-based progressions, objective testing, and sport-specific protocols. This course breaks down every stage of recovery across 5 distinct phases, ensuring you have a clear roadmap to guide athletes and active individuals back to peak performance - stronger and more resilient than before.
Developed by leading sports physical therapists with extensive experience treating professional, collegiate, and pro-level athletes, this course gives you the knowledge and confidence to improve rehab outcomes and reduce re-injury risks.
- Master 5-phase Achilles rehab progression from acute management to return-to-sport
- Implement evidence-based loading protocols and strength progressions used with elite athletes
- Use key performance indicators (KPIs) to guide phase advancement safely and confidently
- Learn from experts who've treated NFL, MLB, NBA, and pro athletes
Earn 4.5 CEUs and elevate your expertise in advanced tendon rehabilitation
Meet Your Expert Instructors
Dr. Austin Colish, PT, DPT, CSCS
Regional Director for True Sports Physical Therapy
Dr. Colish serves as Head Physical Therapist for the Portuguese National Lacrosse Team and has extensive experience treating professional athletes across the NFL, MLB, NBA, and PLL. His specialization in post-operative Achilles care is enhanced by his certifications as a CSCS, Functional Range Conditioning Coach, and Dry Needling practitioner.
As a former NCAA athlete and 3x NABLL National Champion, Austin combines elite clinical expertise with personal athletic experience to provide unique insights into the mental and physical challenges of Achilles recovery.
Dr. Rachel Knobel, PT, DPT, SCS, MS
Sports Physical Therapy Specialist
Dr. Knobel graduated from the University of Delaware, where she completed both her Doctorate in Physical Therapy and a specialized sports residency program. Her involvement in ACL rehabilitation research with Dr. Lynn Snyder-Mackler's lab brings cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches to tendon rehabilitation.
With specialized clinical experience in post-operative knee, ankle, and shoulder rehabilitation, Rachel combines her multi-sport athletic background with advanced research training to deliver comprehensive rehabilitation strategies.
How This Course Will Transform Your Practice
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Master Elite-Level Protocols
Learn the same systematic 5-phase approach used with professional athletes, with clear KPI milestones validated through years of clinical success. -
Implement Research-Backed Techniques
Apply evidence-based protocols developed through integration of Achilles tendon research and clinical experience with elite athletic populations. -
Use Professional-Grade Assessment Tools
Utilize the same objective testing strategies and KPI benchmarks used to return professional athletes to competition safely. -
Earn CEUs & Advance Your Career
while mastering rehabilitation techniques backed by both clinical research and professional sports application.
Inside From Heel to Hero: Complete Course Breakdown
5 Comprehensive Phases Covering the Entire Rehabilitation Journey
Course Introduction & Expert Insights
Meet your instructors, comprehensive course overview, and complete protocol guidelines with downloadable PDF resources developed from professional sports settings.
Phase 1: "Shut Down Phase" (Weeks 0-2)
Master the critical early protection period using protocols refined through treatment of professional athletes recovering from Achilles surgery.
- Advanced isometric plantarflexor protocols with load progression strategies
- Foot intrinsic strengthening techniques for optimal foundation building
- Proximal strength training to maintain athletic capacity during healing
- Movement coordination strategies and therapeutic modality applications
- Elite KPIs: <4/10 pain with single leg calf raise, 5x45 second isometric holds without reactive symptoms
Phase 2: Heavy Plantarflexor Loading (Weeks 3-6)
Implement the progressive loading strategies used to prepare professional athletes for advanced training phases.
- Scientific plantarflexor loading progressions based on tendon healing timelines
- Advanced heel float exercise progressions developed for elite athletes
- Complex movement coordination drills preparing for return to sport demands
- Professional KPIs: 15 single leg calf raises (60 bpm) with <3/10 pain, maintaining athletic movement quality
Phase 3: Return to Plyometrics & Running (Weeks 7-8)
Learn the systematic approach to reintroducing high-level activities using protocols proven with pro-level athletes.
- Research-backed eccentric calf raise progressions from University of Delaware protocols
- Strategic plyometric introduction with sport-specific considerations
- Implementation of the validated Delaware Return-to-Run protocol
- Research-Validated KPIs: 20 single leg calf raises, successful completion of Stage 1 RTR protocol with biomechanical integrity
Phase 4: Initiation of Sprinting (Weeks 9-12)
Master the advanced training protocols used to return professional athletes to high-speed competition.
- Elite-level plyometric progressions including depth jumps and reactive training
- Professional return-to-sprint protocols with objective performance monitoring
- Integration of strength and conditioning principles from CSCS expertise
- Elite Performance KPIs: 25 single leg calf raises sans pain, 90%+ Limb Symmetry Index on countermovement jump height
Phase 5: Return to Sport (Weeks 13-16)
Apply the final phase protocols that have successfully returned professional athletes to competition.
- Sport-specific multidirectional training and change of direction protocols
- Advanced deceleration training essential for injury prevention
- Long-term maintenance programming strategies for sustained athletic performance
- Competition-Ready KPIs: 95%+ LSI on all performance measures, unrestricted sport participation without reactive symptoms
Learn at Your Own Pace with Elite-Level Resources
Professional-Grade Downloadable Protocols
Access complete rehabilitation templates, KPI tracking systems, and return-to-run/sprint protocols including the research-validated Delaware RTR protocol.
24/7 Course Access
Study comprehensive video demonstrations, advanced technique breakdowns, and detailed exercise progressions anytime, anywhere.
Earn CEUs While Mastering Advanced Techniques
Earn 4.5 CEUs while improving your ability to treat complex Achilles tendon injuries with elite-level protocols.
Immediate Clinical Application
Apply protocols and progressions refined through treatment of athletes competing at the highest levels right away in your practice.
Are You Ready to Master Elite-Level Achilles Rehabilitation?
Transform your approach to tendon rehabilitation with protocols developed and refined through treatment of professional and collegiate athletes. Learn the systematic methods, objective testing strategies, and advanced techniques that have successfully returned elite athletes to competition stronger and more resilient than before.
Limited-Time Launch Offer
Now Only $262 (Was $350) | Earn 4.5 CEUs
Trusted by Leading Sports Medicine Professionals
"The combination of Dr. Colish's experience with international athletes and Dr. Knobel's research background from the University of Delaware creates an unparalleled learning experience for Achilles rehabilitation."
- True Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Team
