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 TORN OR PULLED????
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 134 |
yesterday i injured my calf muscle i haven't been to the dr. yet but here is what it did best way i can descibe it is,it sounded and felt like tearing a raw steak in half and hurt like hell,i have big calves anyways but right now one of them is twice the size as the other and very tight,so far i've iced it and taken motrin,so what do you guys think torn or pulled,oh yeah there is slight bruising, BIGMOFO     | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 958 |
What were you doing? It sounds like it could be a strain. Can you still flex your foot up and down? Put weight on it, do toe raises with body weight? Keep icing 20min on 20min off. No heat. chesty ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 134 |
CHESTY no i cannot do toe raises ,my range of motion is about half of what i can do with my good leg,i did it walking up some stairs, BIGMOFO | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 958 |
This is a guess, but you may have ruptured a blood vessel. Did it once in my shin. I would keep ice on it till you go see the doc. Also, keep it elevated above your heart. That means flat on your back with leg straightened out and raised, resting lots of pillows. This will help control the swelling as well. Let me know how the doctor appt goes. chesty ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 106 |
Sounds to me like you tore it, but not all the way through. That thing will take forever to heal. The best thing is to stay off it as much as you can and keep taking some Advil or Motrin for the inflammationa and pain. If it doesn't get better in another day or two go see the doc. Peace DrZ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 625 |
good lord dude, you must have been under some severe weight,accompanied by one hell of a hyper estension of the calf to cause an injury like that. ------------------  | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 406 |
Yup, sounds like a tear to me, doesnt sound like you tore it from the bone though it would be all balled up. Gve it a couple days if its not better go to the doctor. Either way though its going to be along time til you feel 100%, calf injuries take forever to heal. Sorry Bro.  | ||
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 32 |
Hey bro try a little "Icy Hot" and stretching. It always works for me. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 134 |
ok bro's i just put a tape on my calf normal size is 22inches,the one i hurt is now 26 inches looks cool as hell but hurts like a bitch, BIGMOFO | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 106 |
Sorry Big Wiggs, But whatever you do... DON'T STRETCH IT!!! You probably have a severe tear as it is and if you try to stretch it out, you will tear it some more. Should not stretch it until the pain is mostly gone. NOT right after an injury like this. Peace DrZ | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 445 |
Bro this is the sort of thing that only a doctor who can see the injury can tell you. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 115 |
Going up the stairs!? Wow! My suggestion would be an MRI ASAP to see the severity of the injury. If there's bruising, that's an indication of bleeding, so you tore something. Go for the MRI. Until then, RICE. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. Good Luck. The Doctor | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 376 |
It's only been a day get to a sports doctor have him check it out, Did it hurt worse day of or after the injury(pulls or tears hurt worse as days go by,then get better). Calf pulls suck they make tough to even hobble around | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 186 |
Shoot the other one full of pgf2a, even out the swelling and the pain. | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 598 |
I did the same thing to my pec years ago, it swelled up like I had a D-cup and there was a line of bruising going up and down the muscle, I say it is a partial tear, I couldnt do shit for a good month, neither should you. ------------------ | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 406 |
26" !!!!!!! Go have that fucker checked, there's no "Slight" injury that will cause that kind of increase, if you have insurance its not going to be a big thing. I dont care if you strap a glacier to your leg ice wont bring that down. | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 480 |
Hey bud, sorry to hear of your demise. I just tore a pec 50 off the bone with partial muscle belly tearing. I heard and felt the exact steak tearing sensation you described. GET TO A DOC, if it is a tear from the bone you will never be the same without surgery. I did the same thing with a quad and a hamstring. Same noise, same feeling, the last time with my pec, I just put the bar down and told my partner I need to go to the hospital, so I don't know if that makes me an expert or an idiot. Good Luck
[This message has been edited by jersey boy (edited August 20, 2000).] |
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posted August 19, 2000 07:13 PM