Calf Strain Treatment for Runners: The Science and 3 Week Plan to Treat and Recover

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Calf strains and injuries are one of the most common and most difficult issues to treat for runners, especially as we get older.
In this video, we look at the research on why calf strains happen so often to runners, how you can prevent calf strains, and a 3 week plan to treat and recover from your calf strain should you have one.
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@stevemarsh1568 Жыл бұрын

The absolute best video I've found on this

@MyH96 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely wonderful video , very detail explaining

@myroslavhaievskyi9862 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, very informative and straightforward.

@user-kp4mu4ku2v 6 ай бұрын

Very interesting and informative, thank you

@dean9055 5 ай бұрын

brilliant video, calm explanation

@lynnealexander8684 Жыл бұрын

Helpful Thank you

@NathanReyes. Ай бұрын

This video was so easy to understand and follow through. Thank you

@tomryan4478 Ай бұрын

You "stuck the landing" w/this video! Well done! Thank you!

@rentyotboy 8 ай бұрын

after a day of triangulating my search, I finally got to your video..concice and straight forward. I have a 5 k ive trained hard for, next week. I will rest my calf til then, but will run it anyway because im hard headed and and shortsighted I guess. Thanks for the video

@kyleMcQuinn90 4 ай бұрын

How did that work out did you re injure it?

@MedievalTrebuchet Жыл бұрын

I learned some good things from this that I will include in my rehab, was surprised at the end to find this video had less than a thousand views

@wilhelmhesse1348 Жыл бұрын

I've watched other videos that actually suggest not stretching the muscle but to massage it, with the knee bent. This problem is mainly with the upper calf or the gastrocnemius in my case at least.

@drumrunner72 7 ай бұрын

Very helpful video. Are shoes which a higher drop and stability better for recurring calf injuries?

@abhinavkotnala8859 10 ай бұрын

The link shared for downloading exercise plan downloads the injury prevention exercises. Are the exercises same for prevention and cure? Otherwise Very informative video. Thanks a lot.

@koroshiya_1 3 ай бұрын

Currently dealing with calf strains on both legs. I can't walk and am on crutches 😢 thanks for this.

@HappySingh-ri9qh Ай бұрын

Hope you are getting better. I can’t walk on my left leg. My injury happened 3 days ago. It felt like a pop in the middle of the my calf after running. Does anyone know when I should start the roller.

@lduranceau8046 5 ай бұрын

I have been power walking for 34 years, and still like it. Over the years I have had at least 4 calf muscle pulls. I've always believed that the calf muscle is used for walking, whereas the thigh or ham muscle is used for running. Am I wrong in assuming this?

@scottwilliams2101 2 ай бұрын

were is the link to the calf strain treatment plan

@xToymachine1031 10 күн бұрын

What if I’m dealing with insertional Achilles pain during dorsiflexion but also have a calf strain. What’s the protocol for such injury ?

@ohcrikey9560 6 ай бұрын

Is it ok to use the elipiptical machine while im in rehab?

@wjpritch60 4 ай бұрын

The download is different to the video?

@Blackadder512 3 күн бұрын

Avoid shoes with an aggressive tow-to-heel drop? Isn't an aggressive drop putting less strain on the calf muscle? I am suffering from a recurring calf strain, looking into changing my shoes. I am doing most of my running with a pair of NBs with a 6mm drop, was thinking of trying a 10-12mm drop. But this is a bad idea, you are saying?

@colindittmer. 3 күн бұрын

I also thought that comment was not quite right. Zero drop shoes will tear a runners calves to shreds if they don't wean into them very slowly. High drop shoes are not natural but in the interim recovery period will put far less strain on the calves.

@PatrickGalbraith 9 ай бұрын

I'm not a runner, but do a lot of hiking and weight lifting. I'm training for a big climb in a few months with a weighted vest (50 lbs now) and downhill has agitated my soleus (why does youtube mark that as mispelling?!) These exercises look promising. It's really hard to stop working out!

@FFplane 9 ай бұрын

Exactly the same.. going to Aconcagua in two months, did the same trainings, plus running 😅

@KENCERVERO 2 ай бұрын

I have a question, I had a calf injury about two months by playing soccer. I let it rest for 3 days and went back to my running routine. 5miles a day excluding wednesdays and sundays. But didn’t play soccer for the “ healing process”. So a couple of days ago I decided to play soccer not roughly but sometimes that’s inevitable. So i felt the pain again. So this means, no running and soccer till i fully recover?. I’m 35 years old, please advice!

@kasperkarup8640 2 ай бұрын

My physiotherapist also mentioned that the muscles are connected all the way up in my back and that my tight hips and lower back issues could be very much connected with my continuous problems with calf strains. So, wouldn't the 3rd part of avoiding calf injuries be to have to hip and hamstring flexibility?

@colindittmer. 3 күн бұрын

The leg bone is connected to the foot bone 😉

@colinround8154 2 ай бұрын

I tore a muscle in my calf and I used a remedy called Tao pain relief Absolutely incredible stuff

@anthonyhurtado7358 2 ай бұрын

No ice or heat?

@CMK-Security 10 ай бұрын

As i Runner, i tried my Luck on having the adhesion removed from the Soleus/Gastrocnemious Area on my right leg. But Instead of removing adhesion on the certain spots, the massage Guy immediatly went full power without palpating. He Put full preassure and body wheight on the whole calf Area with very little oil, using only high direct preassure in rather fast upwards motions without any Dorsi/Plantarflexion. HIGHLY PAINFULL. He Said IT has to be done/hurt this way. I aborted after 15min. Now slightest Touch of the calf hurts and a weird Feeling / pain seems to be created since the "Treatment" on the Back of my right knee and also the groin Area on right Side when Walking. I believe die to the high preassure a Nerv might now be compressed. What would be best in such a Case? Try my Luck on a different therapist asap for new massage - or Just leave the brutally treated area alone for some time? 🤔

@scentSensibility 10 ай бұрын

Omg that sounds horrible! I hope u heal fully soon. I'm going through some calf strain due to over training and have been watching all these video on calf healing and happen to come across your comment. Hope u will feel better soon

@ItsAllAboutGuitar 8 ай бұрын

Good grief! What a quack! My experience in many many physical therapy sessions is that pain that goes away immediately is okay and if the pain persists...STOP!!! It hurts for a reason!

@3ksandanavlogs554 19 күн бұрын

FYI, it's pronounced "ga-stroK-ne-me-us" (it's a hard "c")

@harrisonevans772 6 ай бұрын

Do not stretch right after

@richardhutton1971 6 ай бұрын

There seems to be very little help for people that have recurring calf injuries. It seems as though it's something you have to live with.

@jonnyharris7 2 ай бұрын

Disagree. This vid goes through the variations of a calf injury young and old. Watch it again. But pay attention this time.

@bizmonkey007 2 ай бұрын

It sucks. I think part of the problem is the scar tissue that accumulates which can lead to re-injury. There are videos that go over how to break up the scar tissue with massaging