Calf Muscle Image Questions

Tell her to do ankle movement exercises like pulling the ankles in, moving them in and out, and in circles. Twenty repetitions twice a day.

Hi lybrate user
muscle cramps can be relieved by medicine or electrotherapy treatment. It could be because of low calcium diet or minerals, anti-oxidents, vitamins. Avoid spicy junk food. Take nutritional diet with vegetables and salad. Add fruit or fresh fruit juice, coconut, vitamin c reach fruits amla, orange, lemon, papaya etc. Plenty of water daily and start light smooth exercises of back and legs. Self stretching exercises of calf muscle with in comfort level.

It could be due to plantar fasciitis. Please do plantar fascia stretching exercises, along with exercises to stretch the calf muscles. These can be got from the internet. Please use soft insoled, pressure distributing footwear always. This will give you pain relief.

Hi Lybrate-user,
leg cramps is often due to
Sitting for long periods of time
Over-exertion of the muscles
Standing or working on concrete floors
Sitting improperly
Risk factors may include dehydration, some medications, flat feet, and alcohol abuse.
Treatment
selective Exercises and stretches
pain medications if it's required
electrolyte imbalance correction if it's present
get online video ,audio or text consultation for specific diagnosis And treatme...more

Check your vitamin d again. Sunlight exposure between 11: 00 to 1: 00 Pm for 15 minutes helps in natural synthesis of vitamin d in your body.
Take foods like mushrooms, fish and eggs
Eat lots of fruits and drink water adequately Be physically active.

Wall calf stretchStand about two feet away from a wall. Place the ball of your right foot against the wall while your heel remains on the ground. Slowly and gently lean into the wall while keeping your knee straight. Hold this for the 10 sec with repetition of 3 times.
Leg PainIf you have leg pain then you have to rule out the casues for having leg pain. First of all check your weight and your haemoglobin levels, as Anaemia always leads to the symptoms of being tired and also having leg pain...more

Avoid Squatting-
Avoid sitting Cross legged
Contrast Fomentation (Hot and Cold).

Quadriceps strengthening exercises-

Wall calf stretch Stand about two feet away from a wall. Place the ball of your right foot against the wall while your heel remains on the ground. Slowly and gently lean into the wall while keeping your knee straight. Hold this for the 10 sec with repetition of 3 times.

It can be calcium deficiency, or can be some chemial imbalance in body or some nerve pain, exertion etc..

Requires detailed examination and investigation.
Preliminary investigations suggested:
hb, tlc, dlc, esr, blood sugar fasting & pp, uric acid vit d
urine r/e
x-ray of the affected part.
Anyway it may be tried
sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding on it.
Spring beds, folding beds or thick mattress are harmful
use no pillow under the head.
Do hot fomantation
paracetamol 250mg od & sos x 5days.
Caldikind plus 1tab od x10. Do neck, back, knee & general ex...more