Advice after your nerve block for surgery
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Exercises to help with Severs Disease:
- The following exercises will help improve the flexibility of your muscles and help with the problems you are experiencing.
- Please carry out your exercises twice a day.
- Please make sure you warm up and stretch before sport.
- Please make sure you cool down and stretch after sport.
| Calf step stretch |
Stand on a step with both heels over the edge (hold onto a support) Let your heels drop towards the floor Stand up tall Keep your knees straight Hold for 30 seconds Repeat 3 times |
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| Calf standing stretch |
Stand with one foot in front of the other Bend the front knee but keep the back leg straight Push your heel into the ground Hold for 30 seconds Repeat 3 times each leg |
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| Soleus stretch |
Stand with one foot in front of the other Feet pointing forwards Feet hip width apart Bend both your knees Hold for 30 seconds Repeat 3 times each leg |
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Additional resources:
Parent and Carer Leaflets (Translated) | The Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists
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About this information
Service:
Physiotherapy
Reference:
PT/009
Approval date:
1 April 2026
Review date:
1 April 2029
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