Coming back after injury...

[miranda]

Some words of wisdom are sought!

Perhaps the milliion dollar question here...but what sort of approach have people taken when returning from injury?

Just over 3 weeks ago, I was stopped dead in my tracks with an intense pain in my achillies. The next day I could barely walk so common sense told me running was a no-no for a while.
After some intensive icing/Voltarol -ing/rest I am now able to walk without any pain or discomfort so I did a 10 minute (literally) test run yesterday with the dog and the same today.

However, knowing what I know about achillies issues, I really don't want to over do it and end back up at square one.

What's a sensible plan??

[johnmc]

"After some intensive icing/Voltarol -ing/rest I am now able to walk without any pain or discomfort so I did a 10 minute (literally) test run yesterday with the dog and the same today."

It sounds as though you've already got a sensible plan! As a fellow achilles sufferer I'd say do lots of gentle stretching, those exercise bands are useful as is the bottom step of the stairs. My physio said that if I could lower my heels off the step and then shift my weight across without pain then a gentle run would be ok. Little and often.
Good luck!