What to do about a torn calf muscle?

Answer 1

try keeping it cold and don't put ice on it no more than 20 min and also don't walk on it too much Primarily rest. Don't use it. Elevatate your leg, or put your arm in a sling, or tape up your back - whatever you need to do to stop using that muscle. To make it heal faster try heat and ice - put ice on it for 15 minutes, then a heat pack for 15 minutes, then the ice again and so on. If it is really hurting you can use an anti-inflammatory gel (like voltaren) and rub on it.

• Protect the strained muscle from further injury.
• Rest the strained muscle. ...
• Ice the muscle area (20 minutes every hour while awake). ...
• Compression can be gently applied with an Ace or other elastic bandage, which can both provide support and decrease swelling. ...
• Elevate the injured area to decrease swelling.

Answer 2

i hope it hasn't been a long time since you had your tear! i had an accident about 10 months ago and tore a muscle in my lower leg. i stayed off of it for a long time, a couple of months, and it seemed to heal. i began to walk again and it was okay till one day i walked a little too fast and it ripped all over again instantly. i can tell you i have ripped it a total of four times, including the first original accident. please do yourself a favor and see a doctor that specializes in sports medicine. if you can't afford it or don't have insurance, talk to the business office and ask for payment plans. if you are lower income, you can ask for paperwork to perhaps receive a discount. you will probably need your last 3 months pay stubs, bank statements, and your last years tax filing paperwork. it is worth it. i had my accident with no insurance and chose to go too long without seeing the proper doctor. i finally got help 10 months later and when the doctor looked at the xray, he said the lower leg bone is damaged because muscle that is torn can harden. the calcium that is in the blood hardens and calcifys the muscle. the muscle in my leg has hardened and now i can't hardly touch my leg, it hurts so bad. the bone next to the hardened muscle is being worn down and is warping it. my lower back has started to hurt too because i am walking funny to make up for a messed up leg. point in case-GO DO THE DOCTOR!!!!! PLEASE

Answer 3

Your GP (General Practitioner), a Physiotherapist or any other medical advisers will advise you things you could do depending on where the torn has occurred, however if you don't want to you could simply massage the area (or get someone else to) apply pressure whilst doing it, this will get the muscle working again, helping it go through the healing process.

At other times you could simply apply ice for instant relief if in too much pain, once you feel that it is not hurting as much as it did the first few days/week, stretch that muscle (again) this will help with the healing process, bury in mind some torn muscles can take weeks and maybe months longer to heal completely than a broken bone. Do not however treat this answer as an exception for a real doctor, they give advises and treatments for a living.

Answer 4

R.I.C.E. - this is what every personal trainer I have ever worked with uses.

R - Rest, don't use that body part / muscle until it has healed a bit

I - Ice it down for at least the first 24 to 48 hours. This helps to keep blood and fluids from collecting around the injury. After that you can use some heat to speed full healing

C - Compression. Compress the area with a pressure bandage like an ACE bandage to help keep swelling down. This goes hand-in-hand with the ice above.

E - Elevate, above the heart - gravity will keep the swelling down.

Muscles that are sore, pulled, bruised, strained should start to get better after 48 hours. If not, it's time to go see your doctor to make sure that the muscle, ligaments or tendons aren't damaged. Believe me, I have been there with reconstructive ACL surgery and another friend who just had tendon surgery.

Shah Mundell

Training Director - SoCal-CPR

Answer 5

I tore my hamstring doing cheer and it hurt really bad for a few days. So I iced it, applied heat, elevated it and put an ace bandage around it. You might also want to take an anti-inflamatory medicine, such as ibuprofen. In my case I had to go to the doctor and he gave me a prescription anti-inflamtory medication and told me to apply heat to it. MOST IMPORTANT... REST! Stay off your leg. If you have to get crutches. After about 2 weeks start stretching it as much as you can. I hope this will put you on the road to recovery!

Answer 6

R.I.C.E REST , ICE , COMPRESSION , ELEVATION

Answer 7

You can't heal it; tearing this is often seen as fatel, I suggest you go to your local hospital before you grow an extra leg

Answer 8

rest advil

Answer 9

rub i down