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How To Treat Calf Muscle Pain And Swelling?

Yesterday, I was running uphill when I felt a pop in my right calf muscle. It felt as if someone threw a baseball and hit my calf muscle. I have used ice packs all day so most of the swelling and pain are alleviated. However, I am having trouble walking in a normal way . The affected area is higher in back of my leg than the Achilles area. I am not sure what tendon is involved.
posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2014
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It is possible that your Plantaris tandon (a small muscle wih long tandon) is broken.This often happen & usually recovers fast.You may do hot fomantation & take paracetamol 250mg BD along with Multivitamin 1 tab OD.x5 days. Feel free to contact me again, if you don't have satisfactory response.
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How To Treat Calf Muscle Pain And Swelling?

It is possible that your Plantaris tandon (a small muscle wih long tandon) is broken.This often happen & usually recovers fast.You may do hot fomantation & take paracetamol 250mg BD along with Multivitamin 1 tab OD.x5 days. Feel free to contact me again, if you don t have satisfactory response.