How long does a calf muscle injury take to heal?

How long does a calf muscle injury take to heal?

How can I treat my calf injury? Healing of a calf muscle usually takes about 6-8 weeks however everyone recovers from injury at different rates. The rate of healing of your muscle will depend on how severe your injury is as well as any other medical problems you may already have.

How do you know if you have damaged your calf muscle?

Symptoms of a torn calf muscle can include: No calf strength, including being unable to balance or bear weight on the injured leg. Snapping or popping sensation in your calf. Sudden pain in the back of your lower leg, like someone kicked your calf.

How can I speed up my calf muscle recovery?

Fix a Calf Strain

1. Dynamic rest. Avoid lower-leg work as much as possible.
2. Ice it. Ice the muscles for 15- to 20-minute stretches during the first 24 hours to help reduce pain, inflammation and muscle spasm.
3. Try a compression bandage.
4. Elevate it.
5. Shorten the muscle.
6. Try an NSAID.
7. Work on flexibility.

Should you massage a strained calf muscle?

The No HARM Protocol should also be applied – no heat, no alcohol, no running or activity, and no massage. This will ensure decreased bleeding and swelling in the injured area.

What is a grade 3 calf tear?

A grade 3 calf strain is a severe injury involving a complete tear to half or all of the calf muscle. Crutches or even a moon boot may be required to enable walking due to severe pain and weakness. Immediate swelling and bruising will be present within 24 hours.

What exercise can I do with calf strain?

Calf wall stretch (knees bent)

• Stand facing a wall with your hands on the wall at about eye level. Put your affected leg about a step behind your other leg.
• Keeping both heels on the floor, bend both knees.
• Hold the stretch for at least 15 to 30 seconds.
• Repeat 2 to 4 times.

What is the best treatment for a calf strain?

Most calf muscle strains can be treated at home:

• Rest your injured leg.
• Put ice or a cold pack on the sore muscle for 10 to 20 minutes at a time to stop swelling.
• After 2 or 3 days, you can try alternating cold with heat.
• Wrap your lower leg with an elastic bandage (such as an Ace wrap) to help decrease swelling.

What is the recovery time for a calf injury?

Calf strains classified as grade 1 (mild) can heal in two weeks, while a grade 3 (severe) strain may require three months or more to completely heal. Mild contusions (bruises) are caused by a blow to the skin, causing blood vessels to break. In most cases, contusion will take five to seven days to heal.

What is the healing time for a pulled calf muscle?

A minor calf injury (grade 1) that results in mild pain should heal in 7 to 10 days.

If you have suffered a moderate injury to your calf muscle (grade 2),you should expect healing to take 4 to 6 weeks.

A severe grade 3 calf strain could take as long as 6 months to heal completely and may require surgery to repair the muscle tissue.

How to recover from a calf muscle strain?

Chair stretches. Sitting in a stable chair,bend and straighten the knee of your affected leg for 10 repetitions at a time.

Wall stretches. Face a wall and put your arms out so your hands are firmly against the wall at shoulder level.

Floor stretches. Sit on the floor with your affected leg straight.

Standing stretches.