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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: relatively desperate Subject: CHRONIC CALF spasm/strain injury Body: I have an undiagnosable, mysterious, extremely debilitating calf injury and I am looking for others who have experienced the same. I have had issues with my calf for the last 7 months and have been unable to run at all for that time period. It began with pain near my achilles in my tibialis posterior (on inside of ankle). Then, on a really easy run, my calf "cramped" or "spasmed" in the deep part of my calf just under the medial head of my gastronemius. I was in a lot of pain and was unable to walk for about 1 week. Since then (that was in December), I have made multiple, unsuccessful attempts to return to running, all ending with a similar "cramp" experience and reduced ability to walk normally. I have seen multiple doctors, physical therapists, and massage therapists, been on anti-inflammatories, been in a orthopaedic boot, had a cortisone shot, and tried all kinds of modalities and strengthening exercises. Nothing has really worked; the cortisone shot allowed me to return to walking after a cramp episode, but I am still not close to returning to running at all. I have read similar testimonials on the web (runner's world forum, running times forum, etc.), but there seems to be no success stories out there for this weird injury. I have had other calf injuries, including a pretty serious soleus strain, that I have returned from successfully. Has anyone else experienced this, or have advice? thanks... Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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