I have been getting knots in my clafs within the last few years. During runs, it will feel like I pulled my calf, and it is very tight and painfull - I have to stop. The only remedy I have found that works is a chiro that uses metal bars in a very deep massage - it hurts, but produces results.
Does anyone know ways to prevent the knots?
buy the stick. use it. hydrate. make sure you're getting enough minerals in your diet - magnesium! (spinach, etc) - and calcium.
Heavy slant board use before and after runs
Stretch them and massage them. I have the same exact problem, and found that the chiro with metal bars helped quite a bit (he called it ART). I found the best remedy was very hard massages from my girlfriend twice a week, constant stretching, heating before runs, and icing immediately after workouts/races.
good luck!
tough life wrote:
Stretch them and massage them. I have the same exact problem, and found that the chiro with metal bars helped quite a bit (he called it ART). I found the best remedy was very hard massages from my girlfriend twice a week, constant stretching, heating before runs, and icing immediately after workouts/races.
good luck!
thanks - sounds good.
pittman wrote:
tough life wrote:Stretch them and massage them. I have the same exact problem, and found that the chiro with metal bars helped quite a bit (he called it ART). I found the best remedy was very hard massages from my girlfriend twice a week, constant stretching, heating before runs, and icing immediately after workouts/races.
good luck!
thanks - sounds good.
Yes, I agree, thank you to everyone. My chiro agrees with your advice.
i think you should untie them pal!!
Popeye is right on. Gotta keep the fluids up mostly. This time of year we tend to stop drinking enough fluids. If youre over 30, the old connective tissues just arent that resilient anymore. Best of luck, hurt calves suck.
Getting the knots out of your calves is a painful process, so it is better if you massage them yourself. That way you save time and money and you can control the pain.
Dig your fingers and thumbs into those knots and prise them apart. It will take a few days to get them out completely, but once you can run slowly on soft ground without pain, you know you are doing it right.
Thanks folks. It seems fluids, stretching, massage and calcium and magnesium are the common denominators here.