Most calf pain is due tooveruse, injury, and age-related wear and tear on the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the calf. There are two calf muscles—gastrocnemius and the soleus—that meet at the Achilles tendon, which is attached to the heel bone. Can you run on a Grade 1 calf strain?
“The first game I played it was 31 degrees heat. That was challenging. The pitches are hard due to the lack of water. I found the calves and Achilles were flaring up, the joints were very sore post-game,” he recalls. “It was physical. You have to be able to hold your own. Yo...
Tendinitis.One of the first warning signs you have an inflamedAchilles tendonis pain in your lower calf, near the back of your heel. It’s a common injury that makes the tendon swell, stretch, or tear. You can get it from overworking the calf muscle or climbing the stairs. It might st...
I asked why he ‘defaulted’ to this approach and did not also do the posterior mini (I thought he did both because his office staff said he did, hence my consult) and the answer was: ‘My patients like this approach’. Now if the patients are ‘liking this approach’, it could me...
⤻Example: if you rupture your Achilles tendon, you lose nearly all of your ankle plantarflexion strength. The only muscles pulling on the back of the heel are the gastrocnemius and soleus, which make up almost all the bulk of the calf, and all that strength is funnelled into the Achille...