Management of Acute calf tears: Risk Factors, Rehab & Return to Running.
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Published 2020-04-10
In this video, we look at the risk factors and rehab strategies we might implement and how we might plan the return to running process after an acute calf tear.
We have had a few requests for this so we thought we'd put this together to help and support clinicians.
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All Comments (8)
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Amongst the few videos that dive into research, grades the injury, and considers athlete individuality for rehab. Thank you!
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Great insights. Some recent studies have suggested that calf raises performed on a step can overly compress the achilles and thus a flat surface is preferred. I recommend this to my patients and slowly progress to weighted calf raises.
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I was in the middle of doing a kicking drill in taekwondo last week when I felt a sharp pain and tightness in my calf like the worst night leg cramp I could imagine. I could almost hear the pop of the tear. Then, I had much difficulty in walking. I hobbled to work the next day where I sat at my desk for most of the day. But it still hurt when not doing anything. The following day, I was able to get a boot and a prescription for extra strength ibuprofen. I get woken up at night from the pain after my ibuprofen has worn off, and I stretch in my sleep. I wake up suddenly. I just started walking a little yesterday, for about half mile with many stops for rest in between.
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i have a grade 2 tear been following doctors orders said 3 - 6 weeks recovery on week 3 can jog slowly ok and doing single leg calf raise now and almost ready to get back to playing football (soccer) im hoping to do squat jumps this week. this video is really good subscribed. really wanted to get back to sport this week but after hearing your advice will hold off for a week or two
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I am 77 don’t run but have developed chronic pain up from my outside ankle up through to my calf which is also severely painful and makes it difficult to walk similar to a dropped foot. A hospital visit X-ray and ultrasound (no mri) has eliminated DVT issue. I am approx 10 kg overweight with flat feet and as this issue is entering its 5th month it limits my walking ability and the severity of pain is not reducing. What can I do?
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I'm going to watch your video as soon as I have chance. Is there any research about chronic recurrent calf "tears" and I mean years in duration, seems to happen in over 40's anecdotally. Risk factors, etiology, therapy...
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The spot between and under the gastric. Sharp pain and then 3 days of limping. PT can't understand it
