u/BillNyeTheEngineer

Does anybody else have the, maybe irrational, fear of tearing/rupturing your Achilles? I am coming up on three years post second ACL reconstruction, and besides the little fear in the back of my mind of re-tearing always, I have this fear that I’ll somehow do the Achilles too. It comes from seeing athletes doing it in ways that don’t seem so “active” or hearing stories of guys jumping off their couches celebrating their team winning.

If anyone has hurt their Achilles, did you have any signs before it happened? I’ve heard of calf tightness, but not many other direct links to the injuries.

Anything that can be done to prevent or lessen the probability of the injury?