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Calf Muscle Strain

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Symptoms of calf muscle strain include: Pain and tenderness in the calf, stiffness in the calf muscle, weakness of the calf muscle, pain when pushing off the foot, bruising on the calf and a popping sensation as the muscle tears (possibly)....
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There are two calf muscles in each leg, both of which can be injured. Healing and treating a calf strain can take time and patience. Learn how to treat sports injuries in this how-to video on health and rehab. Take Action Stretch with knee ...
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Calf muscle strain: Damage to the calf muscle due to over-stretching of the muscle tissue. The damage involves tearing the muscle tissue. Small blood vessels may also be damaged which can cause bruising. The symptoms may vary from mild to s...
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If you were playing in the heat, you probably pulled your gastrox muscle. (you may have felt something like a rock hit you on the calf) If it only hurts when your foot is flat, then that is a pretty good indication that is what you did. It ...
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A strained calf muscle is very common, not just in track and field but in other sports as well. The calf muscle is forcibly stretched beyond its limits, resulting in a tear. This tear is referred...
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If you rest it, your body should heal itself. If you rest it and it does not heal itself in a week or two, consider consulting a physician. (I usually use Arnica.)
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You can get a calf muscle strain from doing a variety of activities: running, jumping, or playing sports like basketball, football or soccer. Overworking the calf muscle can also lead to a strain, like doing calf raises with weights without...
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that's happened to me before.You just pulled/strained it. You need to stay off it as much as possible and put ice and hot water (switch off between the two) You also wanna take some pain killers. You never know you strain something sometime...
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A strain is caused by twisting or pulling the calf muscle. An acute strain is caused by trauma or an injury such as a blow to the muscle or overstressing the calf muscle. Chronic strains are usually the result of overuse - prolonged, repeti...
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Most calf muscle strains involve some tearing of the muscle fibres at a microscopic level. They are graded from 1 to 3 with 1 being a small tear and 3 being a severe tear. The best treatment is Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation for the firs...
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