Pulled Muscle
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Pulled Muscle
I wondered if anybody could give me some advice on pulled muscles. I pulled my calf muscle last week on Sunday playing American football. At least I think it's pulled it may just be bruised, I'm not sure cause I have a feeling it was hit by a helmet at some point but I can't remember the incident. Anyway due to being a poor student I can't go to see a physio, so does anybody have any advice on how I can speed up recovery (exercises and such) and how long I should keep off it. Ta Alex
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Ernie_Wise - yellow
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pulled minequite sharply 4 weeks ago.
stayed off it for 1 week, doing training on bike etc.
until I saw a physio.
who, having examined it said,
you are ok to run now at 60%.
you should not run hard on it until 21 days
So at +7days I did - it was stiff but ok
day 8 it was less stiff
ran gently on it days 9, 10, 11 doing hard training on bike.
Day 12 it got worse, day 14 it got more worse.
very easy running days 16, 17, 18 slowly improved and has been ok since day 21.
The advice was good
the deterioration in week 3 was not the original pull but other muscles around the damaged one stiffening up as they overworked as things adjusted.
so no running for a week
gentle running, nothing hard or fast for 2 weeks and you should be ok.
That was my experience and was advised by a physio.
I am not a physio.
I would advise you should always see a physio as there may be something specific to you or what you have done, or there may be a root cause.
cheers
stayed off it for 1 week, doing training on bike etc.
until I saw a physio.
who, having examined it said,
you are ok to run now at 60%.
you should not run hard on it until 21 days
So at +7days I did - it was stiff but ok
day 8 it was less stiff
ran gently on it days 9, 10, 11 doing hard training on bike.
Day 12 it got worse, day 14 it got more worse.
very easy running days 16, 17, 18 slowly improved and has been ok since day 21.
The advice was good
the deterioration in week 3 was not the original pull but other muscles around the damaged one stiffening up as they overworked as things adjusted.
so no running for a week
gentle running, nothing hard or fast for 2 weeks and you should be ok.
That was my experience and was advised by a physio.
I am not a physio.
I would advise you should always see a physio as there may be something specific to you or what you have done, or there may be a root cause.
cheers
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