How do I help my pulled leg muscles heal?
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August 2nd, 2010
I’m shamefully out of shape and went for a walk/jog the other day. I pulled whatever muscles go from your heel to just under the calf muscles. I get sharp pains in that area when I walk. I’m sure they’re injured and not just sore.
What should I be doing as far as treatment is concerned?
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If you are having sharp pain you may want to get it checked out by a doctor. If you don’t want to go that route just rest the leg. But if it doesn’t get any better with rest you should go to a doctor.
That is not a muscle. That is the Achilles tendon. See a doctor.
It’s not my achilles. It’s above that and below the calves…
I usually do some stretches—as painful as they might be—and it always seems to help :)
gentle massage at least once a day, try using arnica oil. very good shoes, stretching and gentle exercise- make sure you always warm up and cool down.
The best way to heal an injured muscle is to exercise it. Ride a bicycle, keep the gears low, and work it for about half an hour a day. Ice it afterward.
Sounds like you pulled your soleus muscle (the muscle deep to the gastrocnemius). As the others said, keep moving, gentle stretching, ice, and maybe a little ibuprofen would help with the pain and swelling, if you’re having any. In the future, try to remember to stretch before you jog. :) Good luck and hope you bounce back soon!
Take some ibuprofen or naproxen, ice it for half an hour while elevating it, then soak it in a warm bath with epsom salts.
After that, stretch.
Sounds like shin splints to me? http://www.sportlink.co.uk/shin_splints.php
Look that over, see if that best describes the pain you’re feeling. Whatever you do, DO NOT go jogging or put your legs under rigorous stress.
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