“I am having pain in my calf muscles. What is the treatment recommended to get relief?”
I am having a lot of pain in my calf muscles every time I stretch my legs. What is the best recommended treatment for my problem?
16 Answers
Pain is your body's warning signal. The treatment recommendations should be determined after a detailed history and examination are completed. Once a proper diagnosis is made, a treatment recommendation can be proposed.
Keep up on your water intake and heat is a good remedy for muscle aches.
The spinal nerves may be involved in this situation. Or, it may be as simple as a calcium defficiency and a problem with dehydration. Blood testm may be necessary.
I would get examined by a health care professional to rule out any underlying causes or get a proper work up from a Chiropractor to see if it’s a muscular issue, or of neuromuscular origin or some other underlying issue.
Sounds like a magnesium deficiency
You could be Calcium, Magnesium, and/or Potassium deficient. Foods that would probably aid with this are: green leafy vegetables, broccoli, kale, or even bananas, ect.. If you have an absorption problem you may need acidophilis (found in yogurt). These may all be found in the vitamin section of most grocery stores (in the pill form). Also a good stretch for the calf muscles is to put your toes up on a 2x4 (with heels on the ground) and lean forward.
The most common cause of bilateral calf pain is a slouched posture caused by a posterior perceived center of pressure. A chiropractor trained in functional neurology could help you.
It could be nerves in your lower back are being choked or pinched by a SUBLUXATION and causing a block in the signals getting those muscles and the muscles cant fire correctly. A chiropractic exam would confirm or deny the correlation.
Good luck,
William A. Gischia Sr., DC
Good luck,
William A. Gischia Sr., DC
Many times it is a problem with calcium and magnesium. Try supplementing with these first for a few weeks and see if it helps.
Hi there,
Sorry to hear about your pain. There are a number of potential solutions, but my first recommendation would be to go and see a doctor if it is bugging you that much. I can give general pointers about relieving pain, but since I am not in front of you examining the issue, I can't promise anything.
That being said, if it feels like a cramp/tightness, an easy thing to do would be to try drinking more water and upping your potassium intake. As a chiropractor, one thing I always do with patients who have leg/knee/calf/foot pain is also look to make sure the joints in the pelvis are moving as they are supposed to; dysfunctional pelvic motion changes how all the joints below your hips function. So, I would look into going to see a chiropractor, upping your water intake, and eat/drink your favorite fruit/veggie/etc. with potassium in it.
Hope this helps!
Sorry to hear about your pain. There are a number of potential solutions, but my first recommendation would be to go and see a doctor if it is bugging you that much. I can give general pointers about relieving pain, but since I am not in front of you examining the issue, I can't promise anything.
That being said, if it feels like a cramp/tightness, an easy thing to do would be to try drinking more water and upping your potassium intake. As a chiropractor, one thing I always do with patients who have leg/knee/calf/foot pain is also look to make sure the joints in the pelvis are moving as they are supposed to; dysfunctional pelvic motion changes how all the joints below your hips function. So, I would look into going to see a chiropractor, upping your water intake, and eat/drink your favorite fruit/veggie/etc. with potassium in it.
Hope this helps!
There are many many treatments for pain. Most only treat the symptoms and most don't work because they are treating the symptom and not the cause of the symptom. After 36 years in practice, I find the cause and then prescribe the appropriate treatment for the cause. Yes, I treat the symptoms also to give the patient relief until the cause can be corrected.
Dr. Homer Wall
Dr. Homer Wall
If the pain is with stretching, most likely you are dehydrated. You want to drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water per day. The other common issue is low magnesium. I would get a topical and use it directly on your calf muscles.
Often, Adrenal mineral corticoid deficiency. Increasing either iron, magnesium, or potassium helps. Blood tests for those minerals and a 4x-a-day salivary cortisol level available. Less likely is sciatica or pyriformis syndrome.
Dr. John Jung, DC, FIAMA
Dr. John Jung, DC, FIAMA
You should have it professionally checked, because sometimes pain and cramping in the calf muscles can be related to more serious health conditions. Diabetic problems, poor blood flow, progressive neuropathies, etc. Given, you had that checked, then you need to review activity. Example: if you stand on concrete all day, that could be a factor, etc. There are some simple yet effective methods to keep muscles loose and reduce pain provided you don't have other serious causes.
Dr. Bernard
Dr. Bernard
I recommend getting an examination from your local chiropractor to identify if this pain is muscle, joint, or nerve related.
The more common sources of calf pain could be dehydration, which leads to calf cramping that would produce painful stretching, or a simple deficiency in potassium or magnesium. Beyond that would require an exam to determine the cause. I would recommend seeing a provider for an evaluation though. Calf pain is also a sign of blood clots in the legs which can be life threatening. This should be ruled out to be safe.
Dr. Hanson
Dr. Hanson
