Pop in the calf muscle? Here’s what happens and how to treat it
What happens when your calf muscle pops? We answer this question, as well as questions about treatment and bruising of popped calf muscles.
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Calf Strains
How to treat a muscle strain / tear
There is a basic treatment recipe that you can use to treat nearly any muscle strain or tear. Muscle tears can be graded from 0 to 5, but...
Are you struggling to make a comeback after a calf muscle strain?
At SIP we are often consulted by runners who have pulled their calf muscles once and then find that they reinjure it every few weeks or...
Injury Prevention 101: Calves
Chances are that if you run or play any sports that requires a bit of running, you would have experienced discomfort in your calves at...
Calf foam rolling: When NOT to, benefits, and how-to video
Foam rolling can be great to loosen off your calves when they’re tight from training. But there are times when foam rolling can actually...
Struggling with tight calves or calf pain when running?
The #UKRunChat feed has at least one person a day complaining about sore or tight calves while running and at SIP we often get asked for...