Originally Posted by
zephr
Just a slight continuation of this -
Generally speaking, yes, hammer the calf raises... but make them heavy rather than doing loads of them.... if you can physically do 10 calf raises then you're doing them too light. Load up.
Eccentric contractions have shown to be no more effective than concentric, so don't worry about doing it off a step, just calf raise from the floor.
Note that there are a couple of different types of tendonopathy - reactive and degenerative, and it will depend on which type you have, and what stage of tendonopathy you are in as to what might make it worse or better... so even though there are general guidelines, its probably best to see someone that can give you specific advice according to your circumstances.