Deep lower calf pain

The more I roll it with a Lacrosse ball and really get it deep into the calf the better it feels. I get up and jump around and walk with no pain. It eventually tightens back up a few minutes later. Think I will continue this cycle a few more time tonight before sitting in a bucket of ice.

The more I roll it with a Lacrosse ball and really get it deep into the calf the better it feels. I get up and jump around and walk with no pain. It eventually tightens back up a few minutes later. Think I will continue this cycle a few more time tonight before sitting in a bucket of ice.

Make sure magnesium / potassium intake is high to help. You likely strained the muscle to some degree. From my experience with calf injuries I personally would just do nothing to it but some very light stretching for a week, (if it is severe / a sharp pain). From there I would either go to a massage therapist, see an ART person, or do some deeper rolling as oyu have been. I have found in the early days hard rolling does more harm than help.

If you can find someone who uses the FAT tools or Graston that may be a viable alternative that is not as intrusive to do immediately.

It's funny because when I roll it with Lacrosse ball there is no pain but it tighens back up after a few minutes. I've been fighting tight calf muscles. Been seeing a doctor getting the Garson technique. This has been loosening them up considerably. I had cramps the night before so I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't knotted up badly as I can get it feeling great afte rolling it.

Starting Monday I have acces to the AlterG so I'm going to start putting 4 1/2 hours of running a week on it on top of my normal running.

Probably the soleus muscle.

Frim my experience, best thing to cure muscle injury and for prevention as well is specific weights exercises for the injured muscle and for weak muscles and all the other leg muscles as well. Light weights. this isn't body building.

Get some prolotherapy on it, then do some eccentric drops to strengthen. Your shoes or surfaces may be the problem.

How old are you?

I have deep pains in every joint and muscle in my body. Don't be a snowflake. Shin-kick the tree until it breaks. (To which object does 'it' refers to is left intentionally ambiguous.)

38 next Tuesday. If I'm able to run on it I will. I am obsessed with regaining my old running form and exceeding it.

It was not a pop or anything. Just pain that appeared at end of the run. I am hoping it's just tight knot since it loosens up and goes away with stretching.

I am willing to bet my potassium and magnesium levels are bad due to the keto diet.