Any doctors out there? calf strain?

[Anonymous]

I was flinging these things where you stand on your knees and then you fall and try to hold yourself as long as you can and then push yourself back up with your arms.. I used my toes under this gymnastics floor to hold me up. Then when I stood up, My calves were like super in pain but it hurt to stretch them but they felt better when I did..so I stretched and it hurt a little to walk but as I started moving more the pain would fade. Then I had a 2 hour car ride home and when I got your of the car it was extremely painful to walk but again, as I took more steps the pain eased. This was 2 nights ago and I played vball last. It only hurt while I was doing warmups but went away..then when I got up this morning I took about 2 steps and almost collapsed. I couldn't walk normal or straiten my legs for at least 10 steps. What is this? Is it a calf strain? What do I do about it?

[DeepBlue]

I'm no doctor, but it sounds like a pretty bad calf strain to me. Try to stay off your feet as much as you can and keep them elevated. Apply ice for 10 minutes every hour while you are resting. Take some ibuprofen to help with the inflammation and pain. Look into getting bandages or a sleeve to create some compression. If there's any bruising it could be bad tear, in which case you should see your doctor and then a physiotherapist to get you on a strengthening and stretching program. Heel pads can take some strain off the calves by shortening them a little. They were worse when you woke up because we become dehydrated and tighten up during sleep. Do a lot of stretching before you get out of bed and start walking.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a calf-strain worthy of sidelining you for at least a month. If you actively compete while injured you are only prolonging the injury while performing below your standards.

[Anonymous]

go see your real doctor