I Pulled The Upper Part Of My Calf Muscle? What Can I DO!?!?!!??!!?

Question:

i pulled it in football practice i was stretching it then when i went for a run it started to hurt. i reeded on line it says 2 -3 weeks i cannot wait that long will 5 days be a good recovery time?? what can i do!! i have iced it and everything will taking advil heal the pain!

Answers:
Have you tried Sports massage to relieve the pain? But I'm not sure you can recover in 5 days.

first of all, a "pulled muscle" is a serious injury. it is very different from a strained muscle. if you strained it, stay off it and in five days you will be more than fine. if you "pulled" it, you will have a bruise around the area, and you are, at that point, truly injured and five days will not cure it. A "pulled" muscle is a TORN muscle and it will heal, but not in five days. Check for bruising. Don't massage it. Take aspirin to keep the inflamation down. I am not a fan of Advil, but you choose. Then just suck it up. Athletes get hurt. Good luck.

I Pulled The Upper Part Of My Calf Muscle? What Can I DO!?!?!!??!!?

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