However, the following symptoms or scenarios indicate that something potentially dangerous may be happening.
You might have a nerve, hormonal, or joint condition requiring additional care.
Treatment of calf muscle cramps entails identifying and fixing the underlying problem.
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Severe strains refer to a complete muscle tear, resulting in a loss of function.
The pain of a calf strain feels tight, cramping, gripping, sharp, or sore.
Muscle weakness or swelling may accompany the pain.
Physical therapyor home-based exercises are implemented to ease pain and restore movement.
Surgery is rarely performed and is reserved for severe tears.
They are generally harmless and present in 10% to 40% of adults between 30 and 70.
If varicose veins cause symptoms, they’re usually mild.
Itching and skin discoloration may also be present.
Treatment of varicose veins aims to soothe symptoms and prevent the condition from worsening.
Bakers Cyst
ABaker’s cystis a fluid-filled sac that forms in the back of the knee.
Symptoms like calf swelling, redness, tenderness, and bruising may develop in such cases.
Weakness and numbness in the leg or foot may also be present.
This is the area between the spine and the outer tissue surrounding the spinal cord.
The intensity of pain associated with a calf bone fracture depends on the extent and throw in of injury.
This narrowing is due to the accumulation of fatty deposits (plaque) within the walls of the arteries.
The most common location of pain from claudication is the calf.
Symptoms include tingling, aching, or cramping pain in one or both buttocks, thighs, or calves.
A significant injury that exposes the leg (or any) bone can also cause it to become infected.
Treatment usually begins with surgery to remove the tissue and bone that died from the infection.
This complication, called apulmonary embolism, is potentially fatal.
The cramping pain of chronic compartment syndrome is typically felt deep within both calves or shins.
It slowly increases in intensity after physical activity begins and then resolves within 15 minutes of stopping.
Numbness of the foot and ankle and muscle bulging or swelling may accompany the pain.
Chronic compartment syndrome is not dangerous since symptoms resolve when the activity is stopped.
Examples of such measures may include;
If nonsurgical measures fail, an operation called afasciotomymay be considered.
Calf pain is a very common complaint and may be due to a wide range of health conditions.
Other causes of calf pain, though, are more serious.
They may indicate nerve damage or blood vessel narrowing within the leg.
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