Is Your Calf Torn? (Testing, Taping, and Other Tips)

If you have a painful calf injury and think it's torn, Dr. Wu teaches how to test for a calf tear and teaches you ways to treat it at home: taping, icing, massaging, and more!
Maybe you were out on a run or play basketball with your friends and felt a pain or pop in your calf. Unfortunately, you may have torn your calf muscle. But what do you do after it happens? Today, Dr. Alison Wu is sharing how to test for a calf rupture and then what to do to alleviate symptoms!
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Understand the anatomy
01:33 - Test for a rupture
01:58 - Step 1: Ice IT!
02:18 - Step 2: Calf Massage (Skip for ruptures)
04:03 - Step 3: Calf Taping
07:20 - How to remove the tape
07:45 - Closing Thoughts
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#calftear #calfrupture #calftaping

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[donhanley]

Hi Just watched your Calf tourn post. I have used Kinesio tap with a good stretch on my right calf as shownI, I stepped back off the golf tee and pulled the muscle. now I will ice for 15mn on and off for the next hour Thank you for the information

[rosaolvera]

Thanks so much ! Doing it right now ! Great video

[cpgupta]

What do I do if I don't feel a bump but instead more like an indentation in the calf muscle. It's in my medial gastroc of right leg, should I still be trying to press the fibers together?

[endypauls]

I tore my calf 10 days ago, I didn’t notice a bruise for a few days, but it is still bruised 10 days later. Any idea if this is normal and how long the bruise usually takes to go away? Thank you in advance 🙏

[NOORKHANo]

I deadlifted 150 kg for 25 reps with that I had no idea it was partially torn calve