Hello there physio geneve,

i have a suggestion try it out and see if it helps,

i want you to tape the ankle/calf/calcaneum, not the regular taping that is done for plantar fascitis,

this time i want you to splint the calf muscle with the tape,

here is how you should do it,

place the foot in around 15 - 20 degrees plantar flexion from neutral, apply the tape vertically extending from the bottom of calcaneum till the gastroc muscle bulk, probably till the origin, apply arould three tapes one for the lateral bulk, the other one medial bulk and the third central, and then apply the regular tapes to stabilize the applied tapes,

i expect the tapes to splint then gastrocs and the tendon from further rupture or minor trauma while walking and the tapes will infact help her to propel forward while walking which would demand less muscle work as well,

Do not be worried about the calcium deposits inside and the fear of these tapes causing more injury, get back to me once you see the results we will discuss further on this..