What is a calf strain?
- A calf strain is an overstretching or tearing of the muscles in the back of the lower leg between the knee and ankle.
What are some of the typical causes of a calf strain?
- Calf strains typically occur during dynamic activity involving running, jumping, or landing. They can also occur traveling up and down stairs or hiking.
What are the symptoms of a calf strain?
- Pain and swelling in the calf, pain with walking, weakness in the leg.
What are some initial treatments?
- Rest, ice, compression, anti-inflammatories, and physical therapy may all be hepful.
What are shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome)?
- Shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome) is the term used to describe pain in the front of the lower leg between the knee and ankle due to overuse.
What are some of the typical causes of shin pain?
- Shin splints are caused by overuse, overtraining, and any repetitive load that exceeds the ability of the muscles, tendons, and lining of the bones in the anterior lower leg to handle the stress.
What are the symptoms of shin pain?
- Anterior lower leg pain with activity that eventually progresses to pain at rest.
What are some initial treatments?
- Rest, Ice, Taping, Compression, Shoe Inserts, Activity Modification.