Pulled Calf Muscle Treatment

A torn calf muscle, like any muscle injury, can be serious business and can range from a simple strain that you can “walk off” to a severe muscle “rupture” requiring surgery to repair. These types of strains generally occur as a result of sudden acceleration without properly stretching or “warming up” of the muscle. These injuries can take a person down almost instantly. First you here...

Torn calf treatment

The calf is comprised of two muscles gastrocnemius which originates from above the knee and soleus which is located below the knee both of these muscles are attached to heel bone via the Achilles tendon. When there is too much force or excessive tension caused by highly repetitive activities causing the muscles to suddenly contract tearing the muscles. A torn calf is graded this allows professionals...

Severity of Pulled Calf Muscle

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention Strains are typically graded a level 1, 2, or 3 depending on how severe the injury is. For some general background, read about assessing the severity of any muscle pull. For more calf specifics, read on. To assess your level of calf muscle injury, an expert will speak with you about your pulled calf muscle symptoms, your overall health, and...

What to do for Calf Pain

The calf muscle is Ÿ  two gastrocnemius muscles (medial and lateral) Ÿ  and the soleus muscle Ÿ  another smaller muscle, called the plantaris muscle, is also in the calf The most common causes of calf pain are circulation problems and knee joint problems. Initial treatment also considered a home remedy, is the conventional RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) technique. Rest...

Torn calf muscle

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention A calf strain, or a pulled calf muscle, occurs when there is a partial tear in one or more of the small fibers that make up your calf muscle. The calf muscles are a group of two muscles, gastrocnemius or soleus, located in the back of your lower leg that stretch from your knee to your Achilles tendon – a muscle tear in either of...

Calf Strain Symptoms

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention The specific symptoms you’ll experience with a pulled calf muscle depend upon the severity of the muscle strain. They are typically painful and potentially nagging, because you involve your calf with every step. Common pulled calf muscle symptoms include: sudden, sharp pain in the lower leg during exercise - most usually felt during...

Torn calf treatment

The calf is comprised of two muscles gastrocnemius which originates from above the knee and soleus which is located below the knee both of these muscles are attached to heel bone via the Achilles tendon. When there is too much force or excessive tension caused by highly repetitive activities causing the muscles to suddenly contract tearing the muscles. A torn calf is graded this allows professionals...

Eccentric Calf Muscle Exercises for Achilles Tendinopathy Part 2

Munteanu SE, Landorf KB, Menz HB, Cook JL, Pizzari T, Scott LA.Efficacy of customized foot orthoses in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy: study protocol for a randomized trial. This video shows the exercise for a calf muscle. Learn how to prevent torn calf muscle and treating those muscle pulls.

Calf Muscle – Common Sports Injuries

This video discusses a strain of the calf muscle, one of the common sports injuries. It is caused from overuse, acceleration, and/or change of direction resulting in a tear of the lower leg muscles. Treatment includes, resting, icing, and physical therapy. Depending on the severity of the lower leg pain, rehab is a minimum of 2-3 weeks and a maximum of 8. Find out more about calf strain symptoms.

How To Strengthen Calf Muscles

The calf muscles at the back of the lower leg are important to target when strength and weight training for speed and agility. Calf pain can arise from a variety of conditions ranging from accidental trauma to nerve conditions. Calf pain in the absence of trauma or other symptoms is commonly due to a muscle cramp.  Learn how to do calf muscle exercises in this strength training video. Here are...