Well, buggrit anyway!

I suppose it had to happen some time. Pulled my right calf
badly playing badminton today. No more running for a
while. :-( At least my knees will get a well deserved
break. Any recommendations for speeding up recovery? Ice?
Heat? Both? Neither?

--
Colm

>Pulled my right calf badly

>Any recommendations for speeding up recovery?

Get some of those gel heel-lifts and put them in a pair of
old running shoes. Use these shoes to get around until your
pain has dropped off substantially. As far as running, be
sure to use the heel lifts there, too, when you test your
calf for the run. This will shorten your calves' range of
motion and (hopefully) reduce your chance of re-pulling it.
I speak from (recent) experience. The heel lifts are cheap,
and there's no down side to using them awhile, except you'll
notice you're a half-inch taller or so!

Good suggestion. I'll try it. Thanks,

--
Colm

"TopCounsel" <topcounsel@aol.com> wrote in message news:20040519114925.27424.00000932@mb-
m24.aol.com...
: >Pulled my right calf badly
:
: >Any recommendations for speeding up recovery?
:
: Get some of those gel heel-lifts and put them in a pair of
: old running shoes. Use these shoes to get around until
: your pain has dropped off substantially. As far as
: running, be sure to use the heel lifts there, too, when
: you test your calf for the run. This will shorten your
: calves' range of motion and (hopefully) reduce your chance
: of re-pulling it. I speak from (recent) experience. The
: heel lifts are cheap, and there's no down side to using
: them awhile, except you'll notice you're a half-inch
: taller or so!

Colm wrote:

>I suppose it had to happen some time. Pulled my right calf
>badly playing badminton today. No more running for a
>while. :-( At least my knees will get a well deserved
>break. Any recommendations for speeding up recovery? Ice?
>Heat? Both? Neither?
>
Colm - I've done my calf a couple of times (playing
soccer...). My friendly physio recommended ice - especially
early on, then calf stretches but very gently to begin with
- don't push past the pain threshold. And finally massage -
that can hurt, try and find the right place - this can help
in healing - otherwise the muscle might not regain full
strength and will be more susceptible to retearing.

And finally a recommendation from 1 of my senior running
clubmates - runners don't play soccer or basketball...(or
badminton???)

Good luck,

Anthony.

Hi Anthony,

I gave up soccer (after a brief return) this time last year
when I tore my right quadriceps playing a game. Now
badminton will have to go by the wayside as well... Only
raquetball left :-) I'll see if it's up to a bit of
stretching tomorrow, and finding the right spot for
massaging will *not* be a problem. It's sore to the touch.
I've been giving it a mild massage anyway when I apply
kepoprofen. I'll increase the intensity as it improves.

Thanks,

--
Colm

"Anthony" <anthony@mail.biu.ac.il> wrote in message
news:40AC9CC5.60203@mail.biu.ac.il...

: Colm - I've done my calf a couple of times (playing
: soccer...). My friendly physio recommended ice -
: especially early on, then calf stretches but very gently
: to begin with - don't push past the pain threshold. And
: finally massage - that can hurt, try and find the right
: place - this can help in healing - otherwise the muscle
: might not regain full strength and will be more
: susceptible to retearing.
:
: And finally a recommendation from 1 of my senior running
: clubmates - runners don't play soccer or basketball...(or
: badminton???)
:
: Good luck,
:
: Anthony.
:

They're in and helping.

thanks,

--
Colm

"TopCounsel" <topcounsel@aol.com> wrote in message news:20040519114925.27424.00000932@mb-
m24.aol.com...
: >Pulled my right calf badly
:
: >Any recommendations for speeding up recovery?
:
: Get some of those gel heel-lifts and put them in a pair of
: old running shoes. Use these shoes to get around until
: your pain has dropped off substantially. As far as
: running, be sure to use the heel lifts there, too, when
: you test your calf for the run. This will shorten your
: calves' range of motion and (hopefully) reduce your chance
: of re-pulling it. I speak from (recent) experience. The
: heel lifts are cheap, and there's no down side to using
: them awhile, except you'll notice you're a half-inch
: taller or so!

C.G. <baloney@yourwobblybitsmoosepucky.com> wrote:
> Hi Anthony,

> I gave up soccer (after a brief return) this time last
> year when I tore my right quadriceps playing a game. Now
> badminton will have to go by the wayside as well... Only
> raquetball left :-)
....

My experience has been different. I found that soccer helps
me keep in better shape for running. I play once a week for
about 1.5 hours. (Haven't played in a few months now, but
that's a different story. )

The harder I play soccer, the more it takes to recover.
Usually sleep around 10 hours on nights that I play.
But, when I go for my runs later that week, they feel
much easier.

However, my mileages are pretty low - around 20-23 mpw.

-jobs