calf muscle strain

Remmy

hi Guys
I hope this is the right place to put this.
I get terrible cramps in the back of my calf muscle on my right leg every morning i wake up for a couple of hours.I can barely walk with it.It only seems to affect my right leg.Their shooting pains every time i try to walk on it.I've asked a few people but noone seems to know what its caused from.Can anyone who knows please tell me what its caused from and how would i solve it.I'd be very great full!
Thanks in advance
Remmy

Reg'stoy

Did you by any chance sprain your right ankle Remmy, I badly sprained mine and just when it healed did it again getting my bike off it's main stand. Anyway because of the way I walked gingerly on it I noticed that my calf would like yours cramp very easily especially in the morning.

Only other thing I can think of is your footwear get your feet checked out as in arches. I found it a confidence thing, I was always wary of my gait and so I was affecting it subconsiously.

Since I started training about four months ago and I reckon due to proper stretching and proper footwear I havn't suffered any serious cramps.

I hope I've been of some help Remmy.

Rogueish

Without trying to alarm you - really need to get this checked out by a qualified chartered physiotherapist / sports rehabilitator / athletic trainer.

You are asking for a diagnosis based on your symptoms. A full physical examination by a qualified practitioner will eliminate other structures such as the back, knee, calf and ankle and give you a treatment programme that will treat both your symptoms and the cause of the problem.

Lil' Smiler

Yes i agree with the above... speaking as a qualified Sports Massage & Rehabilitation Therapist I suggest you do so, questions like this cannot be answered online.

A therapist will possibly see something that you don't. get it checked out immediately, the sooner it's treated, the sooner it'll be better.

Transform

Rogueish wrote: »

Without trying to alarm you - really need to get this checked out by a qualified chartered physiotherapist / sports rehabilitator / athletic trainer.

You are asking for a diagnosis based on your symptoms. A full physical examination by a qualified practitioner will eliminate other structures such as the back, knee, calf and ankle and give you a treatment programme that will treat both your symptoms and the cause of the problem.

Totally agree with above.
Get it seen to and start doing lots of calf stretches off a step

Physio

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