Calf injury :/

I tore my calf playing padel last summer and was out for around 7 weeks. I had weekly physio sessions who gave me exercises to do at home to help me gain strength back in the muscle. Only tip i’ve got is don’t return to playing too soon. My calf was pain free around 4 weeks after injury but my physio said that any high load through the calf before it was strong enough would result in a bigger tear. Good luck!

Rest and anti-inflammatory gel. Check with a doctor for ultrasound to assess level of injury. Had that a couple of years ago, and it was no fun... Mini tear that solved itself, with a lot of rest, and then exercises to regain strength and proper movement

I had the same. If the feeling was like you got hit with a ball it's probably a partial tear. I was out for two months. Few days of laying down(ice) at first,the pain goes away fairly quickly. If there's no hematoma on the calf that's a great sign. Note that you will probably have bruising lower around your ankle which is normal. It will also swell after walking for weeks. I returned to work 3-4 days after injury but if you can, rest for a bit longer. When you're pain free, look for some excersises for the injured calf,they're pretty simple and can be done whenever and wherever. The goal is to strenghten the muscle so it stops shaking while doing those exercises After two months I returned to padel and it took me 3-4 games to feel and move normal again. All of this is only my personal experience, I did not go to the doctor. Also,it is normal that sometimes the muscle doesn't repair itself to look the same as before injury. A dent can be visible but it's no problem if the muscle is strong as before. Again, only my experience. Hope it helps.

Warm up properly! Stretch throughout the week! I learned the hard way.

I had something similar happen when running, I thought something had hit me it was weird. It’s actually one of the less serious injuries I have had but it took me out of action for 6 weeks and then another few weeks of slow return to running. Hopefully yours will also not be too serious, just suck it up and rest it unfortunately

Exactly this happened to me on Thursday. Luckily I had a PT session on Saturday who knows a little bit about muscular injuries and physio. He said take it easy for a week, but keep trying to do as much as movement as possible but keeping the leg below 3/10 pain. From there, you can slowly start to build it back up as you get more and more movement. Also for reference, I could bear no weight on Thursday an I was almost walking normally by Monday, with a slight limp. Same as today. Physio said likely a grade one tear but impossible to know without a scan. Wow that paragraph is a chode. Good luck

I had a bad calf injury from playing soccer 2 years ago. Felt like a bad cramp and couldn’t walk on it for 3 days. Got ultrasound and saw tendon injury. I did my own rehab and the scar near the tendon didn’t heal well even though I did a lot of isometric exercises. I didn’t get rid of the inflammation and swelling enough so the scar was big so occasionally I get pain after a long padel session. You need to do a lot of effleurage massage the first 2 weeks along with isometrics first. Ultrasound is a good way to check for gastrocnemius injury, but if it’s lower and the affected muscle is soleus, MRI is gold standard since it’s too deep to be seen through ultrasound.

When visiting the doctor, make sure you get checked for blood vessel damage since that coupled with immobility of the leg is a recipe for clotting. That and inquire on your family’s history on clotting disorders. Leg injuries are no joke and could end very badly if clotting becomes an issue, so if you have any reason to think you might need blood thinners, you better get them prescribed. Source: felt a mild cramp during a padel game a few months ago, not even strong enough to stop the game. Diagnosed with soleus tear, told to immobilise myself. Took an ambulance ride with a pulmonary embolism just a few days after the event.

Happened to me 2 days ago. Was running backwards and as soon as I put some weight on the right leg to swing, BAM! A pop sound that even my buddy listened to, even with all the noise from other games going on. Calf muscle tear. RICE (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate) for 2/3 days and evaluate after. I can't stress enough the importance of ice and compress. Massage arouns the pain when possible to help blood flow.

It could be Achilles rupture.