Comments on: Trigger Points and Calf Pain http://lifeafterpain.com/info/trigger-point/trigger-points-and-calf-pain/ Trigger Point Treatment, Courses and Knowledge Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rasmus http://lifeafterpain.com/info/trigger-point/trigger-points-and-calf-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Rasmus Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:38:16 +0000 http://lifeafterpain.com/info/?p=164#comment-580 Hi Jonathan. About 3-4 months ago I played basketball with some friends between classes. Needless to say I was wearing the wrong footwear and skipped warming up all together. I was jumping and changing directions - afterwards I felt a strange huuming/buzzing in my left knee and it started swelling. Since the incident I've been checked by a PT. Apparently there's nothing wrong with my meniscus or ligaments. He told me the hamstring was the culprit (imbalance in my thigh), and gave me stretching and strengthening exercises. The stretching and strengthening has helped (swelling is pretty my gone), but my left knee still feels different, unstable somehow. Lately I've discovered my left calf has some very tender points in the upper medial part of the gastrocnemius. When massaged pain shoots through the knee into the hamstring. -What's your thoughts on this? With kind regards, Rasmus from Denmark Hi Jonathan.

About 3-4 months ago I played basketball with some friends between classes. Needless to say I was wearing the wrong footwear and skipped warming up all together. I was jumping and changing directions – afterwards I felt a strange huuming/buzzing in my left knee and it started swelling.
Since the incident I’ve been checked by a PT. Apparently there’s nothing wrong with my meniscus or ligaments. He told me the hamstring was the culprit (imbalance in my thigh), and gave me stretching and strengthening exercises.
The stretching and strengthening has helped (swelling is pretty my gone), but my left knee still feels different, unstable somehow. Lately I’ve discovered my left calf has some very tender points in the upper medial part of the gastrocnemius. When massaged pain shoots through the knee into the hamstring.

-What’s your thoughts on this?

With kind regards, Rasmus from Denmark

]]> By: Carrie http://lifeafterpain.com/info/trigger-point/trigger-points-and-calf-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Carrie Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:40:06 +0000 http://lifeafterpain.com/info/?p=164#comment-435 I have chronic calf pain (more like an annoyance actually) and huge muscle knots in my calves and in my glutes. I think its the muscle knots causing the problem and not something else like an actual tear, etc. (I saw a chiropractor who said the same thing). Is it OK to keep running? I am training for a marathon and while I run, in my back of my mind there's that fear I'll make the discomfort into a major issue, especially as my mileage gets up. As long as running won't make it a serious injury (even if the running knocks up the pain level that's OK as long as it doesn't do irreparable damage or prevent me from running the marathon in 7 weeks), I'll keep on training. I really don't want to take anytime off. Thanks! Carrie I have chronic calf pain (more like an annoyance actually) and huge muscle knots in my calves and in my glutes. I think its the muscle knots causing the problem and not something else like an actual tear, etc. (I saw a chiropractor who said the same thing). Is it OK to keep running? I am training for a marathon and while I run, in my back of my mind there’s that fear I’ll make the discomfort into a major issue, especially as my mileage gets up. As long as running won’t make it a serious injury (even if the running knocks up the pain level that’s OK as long as it doesn’t do irreparable damage or prevent me from running the marathon in 7 weeks), I’ll keep on training. I really don’t want to take anytime off. Thanks!

Carrie

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