Hi,
i have been having extremley tight calfs,
more tighter on my right than on my left.
Started mid november, I thought it was
only a bit tight so I thought I run it off
during football/soccer training. The next
morning I was in pain when walking, not
uncomfterable pain, but I was extremley
aware of it. Went to see a sports physio
who felt through teh calfs and said no
tear. He did the deep sound thing (i
think that is what it is called) and gave
me strechtching excercises to do. I ve
been follwoing sinc ethen, the pain whilst
walking is gone, but an kind of cardio
workout is still not possible, as teh
calfs still feel extremley tight. So I
went to see another sports physio, who
trie dsome other things including
acupunture and also told me that in my
lower back I have nerve which is
senstitive when trying to stretch the calf
muscle. He again gave me new excercises
to do, which I hav ebeen doing for a week.
Since I ve started doing these
excercises, I m ever more aware of my
tight calfs.
I m very confused, and don't know what the
problem with my calfs are. I have now
been off any running for almost 2 montsh
and there seems to be no serious
improvement. There is no swelling, but
calfs feel tight. Any suggesstion or
advice would be greatly appreciated.
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alexander neumuller
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Makoto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 263 Location: Japan
Posted: 01-06-07 08:36am
Hey there. I know your problem. I tore
both my calf muscles 6 years ago, and
sometimes they still are tight.
You doctor says you haven't torn your
muscle, I think you did. It might be a
minor tear, but it is a tear.
When your calves are very tight, take it
easy. Be very careful, listen to that
pain and dont fight through it. In other
words cut back on the intensity or call it
quits for running or jumping that day.
If you do give your calf a twing or a
ping, then stop training. And wait a few
days. Warm up the calf very slowly, do
not use stretches as warm ups. Do calf
raises, and slowly work the muscle to
prepare it for running or jumping. If the
muscle feels iffy, warp it up or use a
neoprene knee brace, and wrap that around
your calf. Keep it warm.
I use to be able to get in the seated leg
press machine and bounce 300lbs on one
calf muscle. I could do ten calf raises
that way. Now, because I fought through
the pain and did not follow good sense, my
calf muscles look strong, but they could
tear easily once again.
Lastly, if you have torn the muscle, the
last thing you should be doing is
stretching the muscle. If your calf is
tight, rest it. If you can not rest it,
warm up the muscle slowly. Do not stretch
it. When the muscle is normal, and there
is no pain, then of course stretch if for
keeping or increasing the range of
motion.
