Calf Pain! MUST KNOW This- Is it Manual Muscle Strain or Clot?
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I’m a hypochondriac. I have every disease I hear about.
Me too😔
That's called health anxiety
That's called having shitty Dr's that you don't trust. Oklahoma is full of them. They all act like they can't make time to explain anything and put your mind at ease.
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Ughh I know!!! The more you learn, the more you think you have this and that
My heroes! They've really helped me with a variety of issues from arthritis pain to back pain and everything in between!
Thank goodness the theme song is back! I recommend your channel to many people, and I tell them that the song is the way they can know but they are at the right place.
Magnesium is great but it takes forever to work. I was in a hospital bed when i got a cramp in my calf that continued to creep up and beyond my knee! I asked the nurse for some mag and she said how about some yellow mustard. It's faster. OMG was she right. In seconds, the pain was gone (5-10) and in another minute the stiffness was no longer a problem. Just google it on YT.
I get severe calf cramping from magnesium deficiency, especially when i have become dehydrated. I understand calcium deficiency can cause the same thing. Might be good to mention these to your audience also.
You probably meant potassium deficiency, not calcium....
I should really start eating more bananas…
I heard this and I don't drink enough water and my magnesium could be low.
Magnesium deficiency is responsible, more often than not, for muscle cramping.
Well said
Oh my gosh right timing!!! Thank you so much!! You guys truly save my posture and my pains from aching. Please keep making videos. Thank you so very much!
But what do drs.do I can't walk anymore recovering from surgery I had all tests done nut I'm in doubt
Glad this video exists! I just pulled a muscle in my calf yesterday
Very helpful, thank you Bob & Brad.
you both are great and your videos are so helpful , you both are super together and you both are excellent physical therapists , wish you had an office in New York 👍
Thank you for creating so many helpful videos! You guys are awesome!
You guys are simply great.
Ty so much for all of your videos! I went and had a ultrasound done because of nagging pain in my calf
Thankfully it is nothing but it's best to be safe.
Thank you for the info! When I had a DVT under my knee I could barely stand on my leg. Definitely felt worse than a leg cramp. Getting ultrasound right away showed the clot and I was hospitalized.
how is it now bro
How long did you have the pain before you found out it was a blood clot
@@aja3757 Just an hour or two
I’m here now about to get a ultrasound sound for a dvt hope I don’t have one I don’t want to stay in the hospital
@@aja3757 I hope and pray you don’t have one! If so, ask for lovenox injections that you can give yourself at home until you can transition to warfarin. Please keep us posted.
Thank u both..
Excellent mention of comparable sign checking on the opposite leg.
Very good and very enlightening.
Many thanks for the idea thru your channel about getting a cane. For emergencies! When your leg goes nuts, it's a great help! I bought one 1-2 years ago - didn't use, but it's coming in handy when surprises pop up.
Thank you guys this helped
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I have what my doc says is a chronic dvt in my pereneal vein in my left calf. I had been complaining about pain in my left calf for years! My previous Dr sent me in for scans on my legs and didn't find anything. Short story, I got fed up with the Drs at that clinic and moved somewhere else. My new Dr found the chronic DVT in my left calf and started me on Eliquis (blood thinner). I go in a couple of weeks to get another scan. Imo, you don't have to listen and accept everything your Dr says is the truth. You know your own body. Best to listen to that. 🤔
How are you now?
How are you now?
She died for not listening to the doctors
thanks a lot!
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Two questions:
1) If I had foot-drop before (only 4 years ago), can it lead to compartment syndrome? Because I do on occasion get numbness and tingling in the same foot I got foot-drop.
2) I had a high ankle sprain in spring of 2012 and ever since I recovered from the injury, I’ve noticed whenever I exerted my ankle through walking-usually fast, but also for prolong periods without rest-my ankle would get inflamed. After rest, the pain resides, quite quickly at that. So it matches with your explanation of compartment syndrome. My question is: do I have compartment syndrome?
I currently have pain above my knee going down my leg and goes above my foot and I tried some tiger balm it helped but that area of my leg started throbbing not painful like heart beat sensation in my leg!
Well done guys thank you so much for all your help 👌
What about calf pain that comes and goes? Only my right calf. Sometimes after no activity- just typical standing and walking etc? I also walk, mountain bike and cycle on my peloton. I e been terrible with my nutrients lately. (Skipping meals, not eating enough, not taking my supplements. Could it be a cal/mag deficiency? I wasn’t having this at all while intensely working out at orange theory for months before the closures. ETA- I’m a 37 year old female
I have normal low blood pressure but today while lifting weights my right leg thigh started bleeding under the skin in a patch running towards my knee. The lower leg area had a ripple vein of blood two inches across, same leg. I stopped working out and I took two aspirin and elevated my leg.
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Thank you. I had a pain but thank God it doesn't fit any of the descriptions. My pain is on the other side of my calf close to my knee. Its probably a strain. I was concerned because I drive without stopping for long periods.
The top of the calf on both my legs are always very tight to the point of an aggravating ache.... I have tried everything in the way of exercises and stretching to no avail..... My ankles are always loose and flexible as are my feet and knees, it's just that mu calfs feel like they are so engorges they can't release....
Anyone considered it may be a calcium/magnesium deficiency?
Muscle cramps (especially in the calves), low back ache, insomnia, irritability, menstrual cramps, arrhythmia and even constipation .... they are all symptoms of mineral deficiency, particularly cal/mag.
Hi
My right calf hurts too bad when walking or running...idk what it is
@@goldenguk9294 I have the same problem right now. How are you? Has it gone away?
@@psithurismique no...it sometimes come back when i use stairs...
@@goldenguk9294 Hello, sorry I've just seen your reply now. I'm sorry to hear that. ☹️ Were you able to have it checked? Mine comes and goes. I haven't experienced it for almost a month, but it came back recently. Haven't consulted my doc yet about this.
Thank you for this! Ive had a calf issue for a while now
Did u get it check out?
I’m so glad you said the tennis thing, I’ve been worrying all day since it was the first day I played in a couple of weeks.
I just became a teacher in August and because of that I walk around a lot most days, I recently noticed that when I wake up in the morning my left calf feels really tight, but I don’t notice it throughout the day really. I’ve also always worked out in some fashion - I think I might have torn it doing yoga or a workout but idk. Do you have any ideas? Thanks!
How are you doing these days? And what is just torned? I have the same pain on my left calf.
This might be the only time I catch you guys on, love your videos I've literally have gotten rid of around 80% of my pain and that's thanks to you guys!!!!
i have a quick question though,
In all of your lower back pain and sciatica you guys say it's good if you start to centralize the pain, the only question is what next, I've just recently started to feel the pain only in my lower back no more crazy pain of sciatica but now what I'm kinda lost and I really want to be pain free it's been almost 3 years of daily pain, since I started watching your videos and doing your recommended exercises it's been 4 weeks of almost no pain and zero pain killers, if you do answer cool if not thanks any way God bless you guys and I really wish you guys a healthy back
What a shapely calf. We should put ours side by side and see how they like each other. I have a superficial clot in my calf just below the knee. You can see it bulging out and the skin is a bit darker round it. It hurts to touch and aches. The doctor diagnosed thrombophlebitis and said I may need blood thinners and compression stockings if it doesn’t resolve by itself as there's a small risk of developing a DVT. That was a month ago. It's no better really. Should I be concerned? I don’t fancy a clot in the lungs.
Could this be related ti Sciatica that is moving sown the leg?
Yes it can
hi there, im from philippines, i've undergone open reduction plate and screw fixation on my left knee, and its been a month since the surgery, i am having a problem flexing and bending, and most of all while trying to walk, i feel like the whole caff is stiffed, what should i do?
I'm really scared I'm 14 years old and my right calf has this achey pain that i suddenly started feeling. I was sitting when it started happening, but I did run a mile today and didn't drink a lot of water today either.
I do construction. I pinched nurve at work on my left side where I have sciatica. And I was on roof shooting off plywood and my calve muscle started hurting. So if I do constantly work how long would it heal. What I need to do? And does sciatica makes it worse?
I've been making great progress with calf raises and lunges......maybe got too aggressive with my thinking my body could do it all. Thanks for the great information.
Are you better now?
What about back upper thigh pain and hurts when bending knee?
I got it while walking those steep grades on the crosswalks. 😞 i feel real bad for the elderly and the handicapped some have a huge grade slopping onto the crosswalk
i had a 100% snapped Achilles tendon approx 20 years ago, my calf muscle is still very weak and small in comparison to my right calf,can only walk a few yards and getting intermittent pain just recently as well as varicose veins just behind left knee.
Hello Gents, I took a step down and I felt/heard a snap in my left calf. Second day was terrible pain. An ER visit revealed no clot or break. Still waiting on an ortho consult. Tried your tips able to bear weight and take care of my self. **Concern is the blood pooling around my foot. **my foot is near purple and swollen, sixth day, keeping it elevated.
How are you now?
Sometimes it seems like about every two or three months this happens to me only mostly when I'm sleeping when I stretch my legs muscles a big extremely painful pulled muscle or strain it lasts for about 30 seconds or even a little bit longer,I usually massage my leg and hoping that that will take care of it I'm not for sure.and this pain at measured from 1 to 10 it would be a 10 extremely painful for about 30 seconds
Im always recommending your videos to my clients
My pain n burning is on the lateral gastroc
This happened when i had covid n had to sleep the whole day n night
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Had covid in July 21, then after it's a problem after the other, I have been suffering from my knees, went from doctors to doctors, and no help, then one day another decided to do blood test then them came positive to Rheumatoid factor, now I don't know what to do.
Hi doc, do soft tissue ultrasound will show blood clot?
Or it should be musculoskeletal ultrasound?
Thank you
So I got calf pain in the outer region, you show the inner region, were's that from?
I have a broken 5th metatarsal and ive had severe front outer calf muscle pain (to the left of my shin) it's centered and a huge knot very painful and warm ... Is this from my broken foot??
I have been having a pain in my calf’s for the last few days. I don’t run, I walk and try not to sit for more than 50 minutes etc. someone suggested drinking more water and take magnesium etc. I am relatively an active person but not in sports etc
Which medicine is good??
2:37. Interesting. My pain was in the calf AND in my knee when I was trying to cross my leg over my knee. Left knee has arthritis and possibly meniscus tear. I'm now able to walk better from just 6 weeks ago. But 2020 was a bad year for my knee with three injuries and I finally see a Ortho surgeon about my knee.
Ben Patrick (kneesovertoesguy)
It can take months and months when you correct a calf problem. I know I've suffered with pain in calf's, affected tracking in me knee for years and even my doctor's and physio couldnt work out what was causing it. Just a simple change of shoe size solved all my issues. Still get tight calf on the one leg but not as bad. When you wear the wrong size shoes for so many years it causes years of damage that needs some time to heal. I thought I'd never get better thought I'd be in this hell forever cos it literally was hell on earth. If u have bad legs u know it
I have a bump just curious what it could be doesn't hut unless i put pressure on it like squeeze it
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Ive had a bump of the size of a quarter in the middle of my calf. It doesn't hurt or anything but it has always been there also from time to time at night when my body stretches my calves hurt like hell. Anyone know what this bump is caused by and how i can get rid off it.
Sir actually I have sprained ankle while playing volleyball... But not my ankle, my lower leg on the outer side above ankle is hurting on touching... Will u recommend something for me
I need help. I have pain in my lower thigh (front end) right above the knee. It feels like a lump or it’s swollen and it’s hurts if I push down too much on it. I used to put my elbows on my thighs when I’m eating using a TV dinner stand. I believe this is what caused it but I need to be sure.
So does bouncing your leg help reduce your DVT chance?
What your left hand did with the fingers folded in the beginning...that's is my husband permantly. How can I help him straighten them
When I'm healed from a calf muscle strain, how long after can I resume physical activity?
6 weeks if you don't want further problems
I get cramps/ pins/ spasms in both calf muscles ONLY when i lie on the bed (horizontal). Need to stretch my calf in order to get relief. No pain when i am standing or sitting. Sonography did not find any issue. Tried calcium, Vit D, Multi vitamine, etc. but no use. I have consulted atleast 4 different doctors.
Any idea what it may be ???
When you mentioned vibes....
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My right calf is twitching and gets numb. What could this is be?
I feel like mine is a muscle strain. But can one occur without feeling a sharp pain? I just woke up today with the typically post cramp pain without the initial leg cramp that would wake me up at night.
I got a huge trauma on the calf in a bike fall. Should i get a ultrasound cause the risk of dvt?
I have an uncomfortable and tingly feeling at the back of my knee. Sometimes it would have a burning sensation. Sometimes the joint at knee feels stiff as well. I am also a bit overweight. Could it be a circulation problem?
You guys are famous in the right way and my question is does pain become a issue in the brain where apparently you could be in pain but it's not as bad as you think
I fell and hit my tibia about 3months now been doing PT was getting better but now seems worse again got charlie horse and the calf was tight for a long time after. What could this be what to do?
How about front of ankle? I sprained ankle a few weeks ago and apparenlry its been agfrevatdd but my calf is painful, my ankle espcialy at front is hurt - dorsiflex i cannot flex up or down fully it feels locked and have burning and buszzing sesation in these areas not sure what to do as docs says have to wait for x-ray
@Bob & Brad ,OK.., I've been diagnosed with lung cancer, and because of covid I was given the Astra Zeneca jab. Although the 1st week had minimal side affects, I now have a soreness in my calf. I may have been unaware of this pain due to the painkillers I've been on, but for a few days I stopped taking them to see how I get on. Now that I have done that, I feel my calf getting sorer as time passes, and today my foot was tingling a little for a time.I'm not very active because of the pains I get and my mobility is a bit limited but I can still move around at least.
Heres my question- Should I be concerned about the possibility of blood clots from the vaccine after around a week passing?
I plan on talking to my doctor about this but I suspect that he/she wont be forthcoming about the dangers of covid vaccines. I've already had a debate with the doctor when I got my 1st jab and to be honest any doctor that considers cancer less of a priority than covid is not a reliable source of info. And to be fair, new info is coming out concerning Astra Zeneca about where it rests in the body, one place being the leg in the sciatic nerve and bone marrow.(a recent[?] japanese study)
But I did it anyways incase my immune systen weakens later on because of the cancer. And if I have to go thru chemo, I'll need all the help I can get. If I was healthy I would NOT take any of the vaccines.
NOTE- If you are a random commenter, thanks for your input, but please dont offer any medical advice that you googled or have never had experience in. I want sound advice, not some random know it all with good intentions and bad advice.
I'm going through the same thing after the vaccine. My left calf is hurting pretty bad. Did you get yours checked out
@@stephaniestoneking3577 Yes I did! Luckily I was clear. I had the same worry with my lung afterwards, but was also cleared.
The only advice I can give you on this is to book a scan for any clots. Do it TODAY. DO NOT IGNORE IT!
I assure you it is better to be safe than sorry, and the doctors will definitely agree with that. PLEASE GET CHECKED! It IS important to be safe than sorry!
Also be aware this concern may happen again, and if it does, don't ignore it either. Getting checked is the wise move, and its not paranoid to take it seriously. Best wishes! :D
@@stephaniestoneking3577 Also the procedure to get checked is simple. They squirt some gel on you(its cold btw lol) and they do an ultrasound scan. If a clot is found they will prescribe medication.
Me too, right after the one dose one, I still have it months after.
sending you some positive energy get well soon,
The end of vid wasnt clear, so if both calves have a sore spot in same area when pressing, and thats the "norm," is that a concern?
To me it Sounded like it was normal, but I could be wrong
Just got my calf checked today ,full of clots thanks guys
U doing okay now?
I am so sorry. I had a dvt from groin to ankle that turned into two pe's. I almost died. I am so glad you got yours checked out.
Another great video, you seem to cover all kinds of things! I’ve tried to find out what causes painful small, hard lumps in the thighs. They only hurt if pressed on. Seems to come and go. Know what those are? Definitely not caused by exercise, lol.
I have this too. They hurt like hell if poked but feel better is softly rubbed with palm. I have them in random places. No clue what they are.
Did either of you find out what the bumps are? I have one under a bruise on calf.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage by a Physiotherapist sorted out those painful(when pressed) small hard lumps in my lower and upper legs. Hopefully it will help you too.
The pain I have is near the leg cup, a little bit lower on the right side of my left leg. It pains when I walk. I have been inactive. Nothing much to do and I am supposed to take a two hour drive to another town to do construction work but I really also want to rest from family stress just take a quiet time
I worked for Fedex for five years. But now when I walk just a short distance my right calf starts to hurt if I keep Walking it feels like it’s about to explode.. but could it be because I have flat feet?
Did u figure it out
What about if the calf tightens up and has to be massaged out but no apparent cause? I was thinking a vitamin deficiency.
Ken Daniel Murphy. A lot of people are deficient in magnesium because our soil in America is so over farmed, so our food supply is lacking in a lot of nutrients. I take magnesium malate that I buy from Cramp Defense online. It is a highly absorbable form of magnesium and it really helps! I have to take 6 of them per day, but everyone is different. They have a lot of good information on their website also. Good luck!
@@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane And blood flowing in and out they did mension
At 73yrs sometimes i get muscle strains especially late at night i just wake up to find myself in a mess i cant move due to alot of pain below the knees to feet with no sences at all so slowly i get my hair drier put oil on the place start masseging upward down several times may be the heat from the drier slowly takes way the pain eventually i go back to sleep until morning i have done this very many times is it a solution?
Going on 2nd week. Went to ER they did an ultrasound 1 day ago. NO CLOT they said. I believe it is a result of straight leg deadlifts however I have never had soreness last this long.
Why tight calf especially the right calf? Tight but no pain? Tight while walking .standing or after sitting over 20 to 30 mins, healthy heart and kidney. No blood clot, no MS, Stress? Can stress cause tight calf?
My issue is behind the knee. It hurts when I bend it, as in getting up into walking position and walking! It feels like it needs to pop but it won't! And also putting pressure on same knee causes pain! I went to get into my bed and lead with that right knee and its quite painful!! I noticed that I started having pain in the front right knee cap which felt like I twisted it!
me too!!
have you done the stretches?
You could possibly have Bakers Cyst but by now I hope you are better
how are you doing now?
I have bottom calve pain on my right leg on the side. So when I walk I have to stop because the pain increase the longer I walk. Not sure if it's the sneakers I have to be honest. Sneakers is not that great. I never had that issue but noticing it for weeks. My neighbor said muscle strain but my negative mind said blood clot. I've seen blood clot in legs from my love one my mom but hers got swollen and slight purple. Sadly she did pass from other medical problems 🥺🥺
What about I literally woke up and the pain was in both Achilles. I been home sick for 5 days… I have no idea how this happened I haven’t even worked out once since I been sick and last time I ran was over a week n a half ago.
I usually get side calf pain when I walk. I am overweight and just started exercising, and I noticed this. Any thoughts?
Same as me right now, did you find out what the issue was?
@@modest91 did u?
Here is a different scenario, so I was it was roughy 4 am woke up got up from the bed took the first step and on my left valve it felt like a severe pull ( Charlie horse) it’s been 7 months and still have pain, any suggestion what can it be?
Did you ever find out ?
I had sciatic pain earlier this week. Now its almost gone but i have pain in the back of my thigh and my calf is a bit swollen. Can you tell me if i'm on my way to healing since the sciaticw subsided already?
Hey how did it go? Please tell us😭🙏
I get the compartment syndrome symptoms in my left calf sometimes when I'm sitting for a while. It aches really bad in the same area but it goes away one I stretch my leg and stand. I've had an ultrasound and x ray done about 4 years ago. No injuries or blood clots were found.
mxxsade i have this problem in my left leg. the ache is very bad, what do i do
How are you dear
What did it feel like and how long did the pain last?
Not exactly my calf, but more like the inner side of my calf. super tender and feels a little harder than usual, when pressed it hurts like crazy. i have been doing some fast walking for a few days now for like an hour or so, could that be the reason? any thoughts?
I have leg pain in calf for over 6 months now been hospital told me indont have clots but my leg keeps getting worse doctor didn't no what counseling it I got vencose veins in bite legs but I think I needed to hospital again after watching this
May legs are paining daily what should I do.i can't stand
I have been in bed for 2 days with covid and couldnt get out of bed. Now that I am feeling better both of my calves are killing me and I can barely walk on them. What do you think I should do
How long do clots last? My pain is between the calf muscle and shin bone. Been there for weeks. Only symptom is tenderness. If feels like a bruise, but there isn’t one visible.
I have that too! When I touch my upper inner calf it is painful like a bruise
Me too
Hey, how's it going? did you improve?
Went down my stairs, could tell my left calf was tight. I put too much pressure on the stretched calf and the eccentric felt like it tore the gastro in the muscle belly. It got mostly better after 2 days though. I iced it and used a percussion massager on it
Do you have to have swelling and redness for it to be a blood clot?i been getting sharp left calf pains that come and goes ...think it started like three weeks ago when i drove for 2 hrs without stopping and my leg was really bugging me , been doing bike,cardio and running on days i felt ok but it came back last night and today when i went for a walk ...i thought might be a bloodclot cause i see veins really popping when worked out but i been told im nuts haha , any clues to what it might be
Did you find out what it was?
You are not being dumb. When in doubt, get it checked out. I almost died from a massive dvt that turned into 2 pe's.
@@modest91 nope never found out just went away ... get some sharp pains on the side of my leg sometimes but i think its something to do with nerves
@@shannonmackenroth4011 he said it was nothing or didnt know i dont recall , thankfully never came back