Rehabilitation after Achilles tendon surgery: How can the recovery phase be supported? Surgical treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy is well established, yet postoperative recovery often remains prolonged. The literature reports an average duration of around 7 months until return to activity, frequently accompanied by limitations in daily life and a delayed return to sporting load. A recent case-control pilot study by Saxena et al. (2025) addresses this clinical challenge by investigat