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Do Pain In The Glutes And Calves Indicate Strain?
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Mon, 12 Feb 2018
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Question : When walking for about 3 minutes, by left glutus XXXXXXX get sore and my lower left calf/. I have been walking up a steep hill.
If I stop walking for a minute there is no pain. If I begin again there is some soreness.
1. Is this some kind of strain or over use, and rest or non use would cure it? or
2.. Is it a result of the aging process, and I need to do less strenuous. activity.. or
3. is it a sign of a more serious or systemic condition?
If I stop walking for a minute there is no pain. If I begin again there is some soreness.
1. Is this some kind of strain or over use, and rest or non use would cure it? or
2.. Is it a result of the aging process, and I need to do less strenuous. activity.. or
3. is it a sign of a more serious or systemic condition?
Brief Answer:
Possible muscle strain and overuse.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
From what you are describing, it seems like you have strained a muscle or inflamed a nerve (the radiated pain in the calf).
It is not part of the ageing process. It doesn't sound as something serious or systemic.
It is most probably caused by a strain and then the overuse of the strain might have made worse the pain.
It needs 3-4 weeks for the inflammation to go down.
My recommendation is that you try to rest as much as you can, do not overuse your legs (like climbing uphill, or running), stop when you have the pain and give yourself time to get better.
Take a painkiller regularly for 1 week. This will help the inflammation to go down.
Apply a local painkiller and massage the muscle, 3-4 times/day.
If worse or not better, I would recommend seeing a local doctor.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Possible muscle strain and overuse.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
From what you are describing, it seems like you have strained a muscle or inflamed a nerve (the radiated pain in the calf).
It is not part of the ageing process. It doesn't sound as something serious or systemic.
It is most probably caused by a strain and then the overuse of the strain might have made worse the pain.
It needs 3-4 weeks for the inflammation to go down.
My recommendation is that you try to rest as much as you can, do not overuse your legs (like climbing uphill, or running), stop when you have the pain and give yourself time to get better.
Take a painkiller regularly for 1 week. This will help the inflammation to go down.
Apply a local painkiller and massage the muscle, 3-4 times/day.
If worse or not better, I would recommend seeing a local doctor.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Is there anything that would speed up the recovery?
Hot pads?s
Hot pads?s
Brief Answer:
Cold is better than heat.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
If you are able to find the painful spot, exactly where the muscle is strained, then it is more helpful to apply ice then heat.
But also, the local analgesics that I advised above, are helpful.
Take the oral prescription with the advice of your local doctor, who knows your overall health and knows with what you don't have contraindications.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Cold is better than heat.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
If you are able to find the painful spot, exactly where the muscle is strained, then it is more helpful to apply ice then heat.
But also, the local analgesics that I advised above, are helpful.
Take the oral prescription with the advice of your local doctor, who knows your overall health and knows with what you don't have contraindications.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Thanks for your answer.
Do you have doctors, that can write a referral i.e. to a cardiologist or other specialty when the need arises?
Do you have doctors, that can write a referral i.e. to a cardiologist or other specialty when the need arises?
Brief Answer:
Not official referrals.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
We have a lot of specialists who can give you the answers you need.
But our referrals are not official. If only the printed answer of our expert's counts, then you can just print the answer here and show to your doctors.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Klarida Papaqako, General & Family Physician
Not official referrals.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
We have a lot of specialists who can give you the answers you need.
But our referrals are not official. If only the printed answer of our expert's counts, then you can just print the answer here and show to your doctors.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Klarida Papaqako, General & Family Physician
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
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