Calf Muscle Tear

Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Stephen Pinney about the causes and treatment of calf muscle tear

[hillbournesian]

Thank you Doctor Rob Lowe! Seriously though, great concise information- exactly what I need to know. Thank you!

[xqatarx]

I had Calf tear yesterday and this video is helpful. Thanks

[andy]

THANKYOU! I learned more from this video than I did from a visit with my orthopedic surgeon.

[sherifgabr]

Very helpful info and right to the point great simple work thank you doctor

[denisegargano]

Whenever I point my toes or walk my calf really really hurts

[stanpopov]

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)

[djracis]

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.

[DOGEegg]

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.

[xINvAdeZz]

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

[Nithin_Coorg]

I didn't warm up before the exercise and got it :( useful video!

[gemmalhines]

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 😔

[buckmajor]

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?

[TheThemattyo]

thank you doctor informative, , the questions included were most rhetorical. I will now make my appointment.

[ellona]

Went on a very steep hike. My entire body is in pain 😅

[MegaImmelman]

Can i send you a description of my calf pain and you give me a diagnosis?

[katebutler]

This has been my exact experience.. very precise and good.

[troy]

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.

[kimberlybars]

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

[ElizaDolittle]

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!

[myxmytosis]

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