07/11/2025
Sharp, stabbing pain in your calf while running, jumping or accelerating? 🏃♀️
You may have sustained a calf muscle strain or tear.
A calf strain occurs when the muscle fibres in your calf are overstretched or torn, often during sudden bursts of movement like sprinting or pushing off.
✅ Why it happens:
Overstretching, poor flexibility, fatigue, previous injury or inadequate warm-up can all contribute.
✅ What to do:
Early management using RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) and avoiding HARM (Heat, Alcohol, Running, Massage) helps limit damage.
✅ How physio helps:
Your physiotherapist can assess the severity, guide safe recovery, and design a progressive strengthening and stretching program.
✅ Return to activity and sport:
Calf strains generally recover well with appropriate rehabilitation; the key is managing them early and properly to avoid re-injury.
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