I spent the week taking it easy, using ice, Flexeril, megadoses of naproxen and elevation as much as possible. The reward is that I can now slowly begin slowly stretching the calf, just to the edge of feeling it, so I can start walking after a few more weeks. Right now I can at least walk on it (which is a huge improvement), but no walking fast, and certain weird movements hurt like hell. So, stretches, a few more weeks of taking it easy (I HEAR YOU, UNIVERSE), and then ...
AKA...
Glad you're on the mend. Once you're comfortable, start looking onto stretches for the entire leg. It's all connected, and one is likely leading to the next.
ReplyDeleteTotally. Next term I may pick up a yoga class to help AND I have free access to a small gym at work, so I can do some strengthening too. I need to come up with a solid plan this time so that trying to add cross-training at the last minute doesn't foul me up.
DeleteI get super knots in my calves too. A suggested I wear compression sleeves--that's what he's done, with success. So I'm going to try that today. I also roll a tennis ball under my calves--hurts like hell!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I started thinking about that when I got an ace bandage for the dumb thing. I think that may be my next big purchase, along with new shoes in January when I start training hard again.
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