@@amac3855 don't worry just try to know which grade the injury is.. if it's grade 2 or grade 1 don't worry it'll heal automatically by taking rest and applying ice on it. Don't do any workout or movements which applies pressure to your calf muscle. Taking rest is the best cure to it. After recovering do light weight calf rehabilitation sessions. You'll be fine
@@letstalk29 thanks the doctor is pretty sure it's a second the good news is it didn't turn blue or purple he told me to just rest and ice can't wait to be back on the soccer field tho.. anyway thanks for getting back 🤙🏼
Pulled calf muscle yesterday. Stepped on a "speed bump" in parking lot and felt intense pain in L calf. Cannot put weight on left leg. I can feel a mass or lump on left side of calf. Applied R.I.C.E. treatment and going to VA tomorrow (they will probably amputate right ear but that's another story, lol)
This video pretty much answered all my questions and seems very precise. Yes I am 40 years old and played football after 16 yeard without properly warming up. It took me 7 minutes before I stared to Limp. Smile.
Middle aged athletes?! Im currently laid up on 14 days of bed rest with a torn calf muscle. Never known pain like it 😔 and I have given birth on no pain relief! Twice! This sucks 😔
@@DjStalin100 It took 6 weeks in the end. I used KT tape and it helps so much... but it was 6 weeks before I could walk normally and 8 weeks before I was back to normal x
My initial treatment after I collapsed was Ice elevation and hot packs just as described in the video. The pain was bad, worse than burns I have experienced.
Thanks a million I did some squats to try to bend my knee that I injured when I fell off the steps and landed on both of my knees my knees where clicking when I got up to walk I wonder what the could be ?? and my left leg would not bend and I did squats to try to make them bend now I have a swollen calve on my left leg and achilles pain what do I do thanks
I have a pain in the upper/outer region of my left calf muscle - rather than the mid-calf region. I don't have any of the symptoms you mentioned. I can walk without a limp, I could probably also run. There is no bruising or swelling and I only really feel pain if I try to sit on my calf muscles, as in when I go down on my knees and then sit on my calves - very painful!! I do yoga, which is most probably what caused my injury. Initially I thought that by stretching it I could heal it, then I heard that could make it worse. I've been deep massaging in a horizontal direction and only doing chair-assisted yoga sessions that don't involve any stretching of the calf muscles at all. Hopefully it goes away soon. It's been almost a month!
Think I have torn both calfs, can't walk at all, only movement is when I'm on my toes with bent knees, most pain in the calfs when I straighten my leg and bend my foot upwards towards me
After a LONG summer break of me doing nothing but playing video games, I guess I pushed myself to far in PE. I was playing football 3 days ago, I felt it right away, however I mistaken it as a cramp and continued playing... However the pain is getting worse and worse. It hurts SO much when I get on my tippy-toes, SO MUCH. I am 15 and don't know what to do.. I plan on going to a Hospital tomorrow, I can move my ankle in ALL directions, it just HURTS.
i just woke up and wanted to play basketball i played sprinting and jumping and shooting without even warming up. And then i got it. I am only 15 though so idk if its normal or not
My initial tear was not treated and several days later I squatted and when I stood up I fell all the way to the ground. It is now ten years later and it is still painful. I have received testosterone as a treatment and it has reduced the burning in my calf.
+Troy WHAT!!!!!!!! I tore both of mine on wednesday, and I did a heavy squat session of 275lb for reps on friday. am I royally fucked?! they hurt so bad and it's sunday, can barely walk
Squatting is the last thing one should do when the calf is torn. It's almost six months and I'm still not free from the contraction of the muscle... But it's healing and another ten percent pain is remaining.
Felt like I strained or tore my shit right now smh. I walked it off easy but it stiffen and scared the hell out of me. I wasn't running I was lifting sitting down so I don't know how in the world that happened lol.
I have, incredibly, strong calf muscles, but I believe I overworked them. I'd been running 4-5 days a week, on top of working them out once a week with weights. Today (and I do this much weight all the time) I was pressing 540lbs (12 plates) with my calves. All of a sudden I felt a pop in my left calf. I'm 38 years old. Just wondering how long something like this would take to heal. It sucks! I love lifting weights, and running. I want to get back to ASAP!
i felt a pop in my calf but all the pain when i move it in the direction u say causes pain its on like the middle left side rub it and omg pain put my heal towards the ceiling omg pain! do i hav a torn muscle or ligament? please let me know the best way u can. thank u.
Scott Young same thing bro. yes you do.. I wss able to put weight on mine the very next day. had to go to work. so the tear can and pain can very. as docs call it "grade". RICE it homie. out hasn't been a week yet and I can point heels to the ceiling with little to pain. make sure you stretch that hamstring!!!! and rotate your ankle so that it doesn't get stiff
just tonite i had a flag football game, after a few series back and forth, i pushed off for a route as a WR and i immediately heard a POP too. i limped off and directly went home and now i'm doing RICE right now. I'm nervous...my foot right now is in position of comfort elevated with ice pack below on my calf. I can gas peddle push maybe 3-4 inches, but going in the other direction towards my face, i can't flex my foot that way.
thank you sir. i made an appointment with an urgent care since my insurance has $0 co pay for that. i just wanna see how they do range of motion with my foot, i know it's gonna be painful. maybe get a referral for an MRI, just to make sure.
I'm 13 and have a muscle tear because stupidly I jumped off stairs (skipped 2 or 3 steps) and I heard a popping sound. It pains near the calf :( Can I use Bengay?
So this gonna be weird idk if there’s a doc here or something I woke to feel like someone was strangling my calf And my foot was locked in a position is this a tear?
Thank you Doctor Rob Lowe! Seriously though, great concise information- exactly what I need to know. Thank you!
THANKYOU! I learned more from this video than I did from a visit with my orthopedic surgeon.
sad but true
Very helpful info and right to the point great simple work thank you doctor
Whenever I point my toes or walk my calf really really hurts
I had Calf tear yesterday and this video is helpful. Thanks
I just tore my muscle at my right calf during hitting golf balls at the range n it hurts like hell.
I just got to know that I have tore my gastrocnemius muscle can you guys tell me how long it will take me to recover?
@@letstalk29 same here just yesterday
@@amac3855 don't worry just try to know which grade the injury is.. if it's grade 2 or grade 1 don't worry it'll heal automatically by taking rest and applying ice on it. Don't do any workout or movements which applies pressure to your calf muscle. Taking rest is the best cure to it. After recovering do light weight calf rehabilitation sessions. You'll be fine
@@letstalk29 thanks the doctor is pretty sure it's a second the good news is it didn't turn blue or purple he told me to just rest and ice can't wait to be back on the soccer field tho.. anyway thanks for getting back 🤙🏼
thank you doctor pinney''............very informative,, the questions included were most rhetorical. I will now make my appointment.
Pulled calf muscle yesterday. Stepped on a "speed bump" in parking lot and felt intense pain in L calf. Cannot put weight on left leg. I can feel a mass or lump on left side of calf. Applied R.I.C.E. treatment and going to VA tomorrow (they will probably amputate right ear but that's another story, lol)
Your ear ok? What happened to you I’m checking in bud hope ur doing ok
This has been my exact experience.. very precise and good.
Great Video. Very informative.
This video pretty much answered all my questions and seems very precise. Yes I am 40 years old and played football after 16 yeard without properly warming up. It took me 7 minutes before I stared to Limp. Smile.
Can i send you a description of my calf pain and you give me a diagnosis?
Middle aged athletes?! Im currently laid up on 14 days of bed rest with a torn calf muscle. Never known pain like it 😔 and I have given birth on no pain relief! Twice! This sucks 😔
How long did it take?
@@DjStalin100 It took 6 weeks in the end. I used KT tape and it helps so much... but it was 6 weeks before I could walk normally and 8 weeks before I was back to normal x
just tore my calf today on a goal kick after a slight strain. glad to hear i'm middle aged now and this can happen.
My initial treatment after I collapsed was Ice elevation and hot packs just as described in the video. The pain was bad, worse than burns I have experienced.
How long should u rest though
Went on a very steep hike. My entire body is in pain 😅
I didn't warm up before the exercise and got it :( useful video!
Thanks a million I did some squats to try to bend my knee that I injured when I fell off the steps and landed on both of my knees my knees where clicking when I got up to walk I wonder what the could be ?? and my left leg would not bend and I did squats to try to make them bend now I have a swollen calve on my left leg and achilles pain what do I do thanks
Yep I know the feeling. I got a massive tear and now it's a missing a chunk of the carve?
What to do hear doc?
very informative!
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I have a pain in the upper/outer region of my left calf muscle - rather than the mid-calf region. I don't have any of the symptoms you mentioned. I can walk without a limp, I could probably also run. There is no bruising or swelling and I only really feel pain if I try to sit on my calf muscles, as in when I go down on my knees and then sit on my calves - very painful!! I do yoga, which is most probably what caused my injury. Initially I thought that by stretching it I could heal it, then I heard that could make it worse. I've been deep massaging in a horizontal direction and only doing chair-assisted yoga sessions that don't involve any stretching of the calf muscles at all. Hopefully it goes away soon. It's been almost a month!
Think I have torn both calfs, can't walk at all, only movement is when I'm on my toes with bent knees, most pain in the calfs when I straighten my leg and bend my foot upwards towards me
After a LONG summer break of me doing nothing but playing video games, I guess I pushed myself to far in PE. I was playing football 3 days ago, I felt it right away, however I mistaken it as a cramp and continued playing... However the pain is getting worse and worse. It hurts SO much when I get on my tippy-toes, SO MUCH. I am 15 and don't know what to do.. I plan on going to a Hospital tomorrow, I can move my ankle in ALL directions, it just HURTS.
went for a run three weeks ago and felt the pop in the calf muscle similiar to when you crack your knuckles now its always there when i run
Did it go away eventually?
wen ever i walk my calf contracts n it hurts alot ... cn u plx help me how to fix calf muscle tear... i hd met with an accident
i just woke up and wanted to play basketball i played sprinting and jumping and shooting without even warming up. And then i got it. I am only 15 though so idk if its normal or not
My initial tear was not treated and several days later I squatted and when I stood up I fell all the way to the ground. It is now ten years later and it is still painful. I have received testosterone as a treatment and it has reduced the burning in my calf.
+Troy WHAT!!!!!!!! I tore both of mine on wednesday, and I did a heavy squat session of 275lb for reps on friday. am I royally fucked?! they hurt so bad and it's sunday, can barely walk
Squatting is the last thing one should do when the calf is torn. It's almost six months and I'm still not free from the contraction of the muscle... But it's healing and another ten percent pain is remaining.
Omg shit ..hardly experiencing the pain..not able to walk....😕nice vedio ..and highly informative. ...
Who else is here bc KD injury vs the rockets
Felt like I strained or tore my shit right now smh. I walked it off easy but it stiffen and scared the hell out of me. I wasn't running I was lifting sitting down so I don't know how in the world that happened lol.
I have, incredibly, strong calf muscles, but I believe I overworked them. I'd been running 4-5 days a week, on top of working them out once a week with weights.
Today (and I do this much weight all the time) I was pressing 540lbs (12 plates) with my calves. All of a sudden I felt a pop in my left calf. I'm 38 years old. Just wondering how long something like this would take to heal. It sucks! I love lifting weights, and running. I want to get back to ASAP!
i felt a pop in my calf but all the pain when i move it in the direction u say causes pain its on like the middle left side rub it and omg pain put my heal towards the ceiling omg pain! do i hav a torn muscle or ligament? please let me know the best way u can. thank u.
Scott Young same thing bro. yes you do.. I wss able to put weight on mine the very next day. had to go to work. so the tear can and pain can very. as docs call it "grade". RICE it homie. out hasn't been a week yet and I can point heels to the ceiling with little to pain. make sure you stretch that hamstring!!!! and rotate your ankle so that it doesn't get stiff
just tonite i had a flag football game, after a few series back and forth, i pushed off for a route as a WR and i immediately heard a POP too. i limped off and directly went home and now i'm doing RICE right now. I'm nervous...my foot right now is in position of comfort elevated with ice pack below on my calf. I can gas peddle push maybe 3-4 inches, but going in the other direction towards my face, i can't flex my foot that way.
j burggg welcome to the club homie. im almost on a month now. def ice it.
I went to Amazon and bout the amazon muscle electric stim gadget. Helped A LOT!
thank you sir. i made an appointment with an urgent care since my insurance has $0 co pay for that. i just wanna see how they do range of motion with my foot, i know it's gonna be painful. maybe get a referral for an MRI, just to make sure.
I'm 13 and have a muscle tear because stupidly I jumped off stairs (skipped 2 or 3 steps) and I heard a popping sound. It pains near the calf :( Can I use Bengay?
i heard snap also in my calf when im playing basketball. how long it takes to you to walk normal again? do u visit doctor?
So this gonna be weird idk if there’s a doc here or something I woke to feel like someone was strangling my calf
And my foot was locked in a position is this a tear?
camelvids10 no, what you are dealing with is a charley horse, try to move that calf if you can if not then a trip to the ER may be needed
Better than going to the er good vid
And here I am bitching about charlie horses.