Calf muscle tightness
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Gastrocnemius strain: Cause, Symptoms, Treatment, Exercise

What is a gastrocnemius strain? A gastrocnemius strain, also sometimes called “tennis leg”, is an injury to the calf muscle in the back of the leg. It occurs when the gastrocnemius muscle is stretched too far resulting in a partial or total tear or rupture within the muscle. Tennis Leg refers to an acute medial…

Gastrocnemius muscle pain
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Gastrocnemius muscle pain: Cause, Symptoms, Treatment, Exercise

When you feel sudden pain in the back of the leg & difficulty in contracting the muscle/standing on tiptoe it is indicated to be gastrocnemius muscle pain.This pain is due to cramp/muscle strain.You feel Pain & observe the swelling or bruising in the area of muscle pain.This Pain increases during the resisted plantar flexion &…

How to relieve leg pain
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Muscle pain in leg: Cause, Symptoms, Treatment & Exercise

Muscle pain in leg are the most commonly seen due to it bears all the body weight during day to day activity such as to prolonged standing, walking, stair climbing and playing continuous sports or over-activty in the job. This pain occurs due to many causes like Traumatic causes, Musculoskeletal pain & many other causes.This…

Soleus muscle pain
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Soleus muscle pain: Cause, Symptoms, Treatment, Exercise

When you feel pain with the active or resisted plantar flexion if you feel Tenderness in the back side of the lower leg area during palpation, it is indicate soleus muscle pain; you also feel pain during some activities like walking, jumping & running.This muscle pain occurs due to many reasons like strain, and injury…

Plantaris muscle pain
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Plantaris muscle pain: Cause, Symptoms, Treatment, Exercise

When you feel Sudden pain in the back of the calf & observe swelling & bunching of the calf muscle it is indicated to be plantaris muscle pain. this pain occurs due to many reasons like tear & strain in the muscle. this muscle pain also presents with swelling & spam .this pain is relived…

Latissimus dorsi muscle pain
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Latissimus dorsi muscle pain: Cause, Symptoms, Treatment, Exercise

When you feel pain in the low back, mid-to-upper back, the base of the scapula & or the back of the shoulder joint, it is indicated tolatissimus dorsi muscle pain. this pain is produced for many reasons like a tear in the latissimus dorsi muscle, or overwork of the muscle. You feel pain, swellings, and…

Tennis leg: Cause, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment:
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Tennis leg: Cause, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment:

Introduction Tennis Leg refers to an acute medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle tear in the older athlete characterized by sudden onset of very severe calf pain and significant disability. The injury is invariably associated with extensive bruising & swelling, & can be mistaken for a deep venous thrombosis. The more common site is the…