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I am jogging since 3 days, My calf muscle and shin is paining badly that I can barely walk. What should I do. Should I continue to jog slowly and gradually, or may I take a rest ? Thank you !

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This is muscle soreness due yo accumulation of lactic acid. Takd hot packs calf and rub volini gel.Review after 3 days ...  Read More

Have been playing and fast bowling on hard surface (astroturf). Due to this I have been having discomfort and pain in my left shin and calf now. I have been icing it but comes back after I play again. What can be done?

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Hi You might be having pain because of shin splint which is common in runners and occurs mostly due to running on hard surface. If you have started playing newly then you need to follow proper techni ...  Read More

I start running of 1 km from 1 month. This running start after 4 years after leave. Now i feel so much pain in shin and calf (as u shown in figure) even it give me hurt when i touch it with my fingers. I feel very high pain when i complete my running and sit anywhere or stand with anyone. During pain even i am not able to walk. It was so difficult

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Hello there...I can understand your concern. From your description it looks like you could be suffering muscle cramps or spasms. You will need detailed clinical examination and further investigations. ...  Read More

My mother is 52 years old. Nowadays she is suffering from severe pain in shin and calf part of right leg. Whenever she sits after some standing work she become unable to straighten her right leg. Once she sits it's too difficult for her to stand. Doctors once recommended her Osteocalcium also. Please suggest

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She may be suffering from osteoporosis and may be osteoarthritis of the knee. Please do X-ray, vitaminD3 and B 12 levels ...  Read More

I am a distance runner and I oftenly feel pain in my calf musles and constant pain in tibia and fibula ... I always do proper stretchings and I have taken proper rest for months many times and when I start running again after feeling totally fine , the pain in lower leg bones start again after a while and it becomes a hindrance in my training...I

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• Stretch Calves • Get a custom made insole. • Hams Stretching. • Sports Taping. • Contrast bath---It is a form of treatment where a limb or the entire body is immersed in warm water followe ...  Read More

I'm a bowler and 2 months ago my calf started paining. I thought it might be some muscular pain but the pain increased and caused shin pain too. I visited physiotherapist twice and he did ultrasonic treeatment. Also I took massage several times. But it's of no use. What to do now??

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Hey, since you have pain from 2 months with shin pain, it could be hairline fracture of bone , stop practice for a week and see ,if pain doesn't subside get an x ray and consult orthopedic doctor ...  Read More

There is acute shin pain while i run in the morning and there is acute stiffness in the legs. There are no shin splints. i wear calf and shin support still no relief. Please suggest some medicines

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Arthritis to be ruled out ...  Read More

Hi, I run regularly 5-10kms either on road surface or treadmills. Recently I have developed pain around the shin bone, right hand side which is significant when I am warming up and goes away after 3-4 kms. The pain reappears after 6-7 hours post exercise and restricts movement on the right leg.

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Don't worry its called muscular fatigue. Take rhus tox 200 daily once a day for 1 week and ull be fine. ...  Read More

Since last 1 month i have calf muscle pain after running .i want to suggestion for improve My shin pain.

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Continue with your exercises and very gradually increase them. ...  Read More

While running / jogging shin and calf gets stiffed and sometimes had to stop, take rest and run again. How to get rid of this ? At least at a stretch I want to run 4/5 kms but due to stiffness I can do for 2-3 kms. What should I do to make these elements more flexible?

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Hello there. I can understand your concern. Its a good thing to run every alternate day to maintain good health. But you need to take things slow. You need to gradually increase the intensity up ...  Read More

My father suffering from calf muscle pain started having pain at night and could not sleep the whole night.

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Check with vita B12 test, deficiency of B12 leads pain in calf muscles specially at night. Consult with nearby neurologist or neuro physiotherapist for strengthening exercises. ...  Read More

I having pain both calf and thighs since last 2 months, pain is persistent and it worsen while walking, pain imporves if massage my legs, what could be the reason

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Take Zerodol SP twice a day and Calcium + Vit D3 tablets once a day for 5 days until your blood test results come back ...  Read More

I had a fall on 29 sept. I fell down on my knees- both bent more than 90deg. Right from my knee till shin bone its all black and blue and pain and stiffness. Some black patches soft tissue has become normal but pain persists. My calf region is still blackish. Shin bone has red patches. Ice fomentation x 2 times gives temp relief. No fracture x ray

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Great u got screening with ur dr and followed him and ¹st.aid is awesome at such trauma... Addressing pain is very crucial and different as some time it arises from past n core than just structur ...  Read More

My wife, age 34 having a calf muscle pain everyday.it happens only while sleeping or sitting especially during night and afternoon while taking rest. There is no pain while working like walking and doing other household activities during the remaining part of the day. Please suggest which specialist doctor should i visit.

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Orthopedic ...  Read More

I suffeed from calf pain since 1 years my doctor suggested Trinergic L capsule for 1 month. I feels relief when I take capsule. How long I can use this tablet.

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Follow up consultation with your treating doctor is advisable ...  Read More

Whenever I play football in rain in turf (artificial grass with rubber base ground), a sever pain in both of my calf muscles start. As, I run faster, it pains more and more. If I stop for 5 minutes and then play again in same conditions, the pain comes again. This only happens while I'm playing in the turf in rain.

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Pain in calf muscles may be bcz of muscle strain or vitamin b12 or vitamin d deficinency ...  Read More

About 3 weeks before, when i was sitting on bike , i got hit on shin bone by bike side box..after then there is swelling on my shin bone..right now there is no pain..but swelling is still there..and when i compare my both shin bone, i feel there is some bump/swelling/lump (not sure exactly what) on the leg which got hit that day..now can you please

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Consult doctor ...  Read More

When ever I walk and sit or stand pain gets started what to do sir plz see the xray I attached when I sleep I get relief

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Hot water bag massage Medicine Rest ...  Read More

Pleaase suggest medicine for calf pain and vericose vein. I am suffering from regular pain in calf. And my leg veins are bulging.

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Goodevening, can I know more details , are you a smoker by any chance ? Have you done evaluation for deep vein thrombosis? Claudication pain? We will need to evaluate further before prescribing medic ...  Read More

So i have a pain in my lower leg around calf area its from a long time and it recently came back with alot of pain . After doing xray i got this. Can you please tell me what is in the xray what are the possible reasons?? Can i go to gym. I do running... Can i consider going to gym as i cant run now.

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Check esr, crp blood test ...  Read More

Six months ago, I had calf pain in both legs, especially at night. My Vitamin D and B12 levels were low (8 and 150). After taking supplements (Uprise 60k and Neurobion) for 5 months, the pain improved. However, now it's returning gradually. What could be causing this?

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Get your serum calcium vitamin d and vitamin b12 checked again. ...  Read More

My wife unable to get sleep since last 20 days. She feel calf pain in bedtime since last 6 months In her lab text report vitamin d was 3.8 ng/ml. As per doctors prescription we started vitamin d tablets. Doctor prescribed 5 tablets for 5 days after that once in a week. In last 20 days she sleep only 18-20 hours. Around 12 days she not sleep whole

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Consultation for medical under prescription is advisable ...  Read More

I have pain in my calves and the sole of my feet for 8-10 days even in a little bit walking. Which doctor should I consult and what is the treatment and tests are required for this???

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Need few more details Kindly consult ...  Read More

Recently I've been experiencing pain in calf muscles and lower back, which is making even a short walk difficult.. it has never happened like this before. And calf muscle is extra painful on the left leg. What would it possibly be?

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Vitamin deficiency ...  Read More

Hello Doctor, Muscle pain occurs after breakfast. The pain subsides by evening. There is no pain at night. is there any nerve damage?

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I am attaching some reports with my query from last one week I am experiencing lot of pain in my calf and feet especially at my right leg I was taking some vitamin d plus calicium supplement bcz my vitamin d was in very deficient level like below 9 but my hb1ac level is also used to e 8 I am in very strict diet and clean from past 2 months I am now

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I am having severe pain left leg calf while standing , walking. I feel intense inflammation in the leg

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Tablet mobizox Powergesic gel ...  Read More

If I walk for about 15 to 20 minutes continuously, my left calf starts to hurt... Though I can walk more but it's like I have to slither this leg forward. I experienced it for the first time in 2019, but this complication used to happen only if I used to walk faster. In 2022, I met with a minor accident and had a hairline fracture in my ankle on t

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Calf pain is mostly due to multivitamin deficiency and due to micronutrients deficiency Kindly consult me on whatsapp eight eight three zero zero zero six nine eight two for proper treatment ...  Read More

My Vitamin D level is 9.20 and Vitamin B12 is 180. I've been experiencing calf pain in both legs. Despite taking recommended foods (eggs, fish, dairy), Vitamin D2K tablets for 15 days, and standing in sunlight for 2-3 hours daily for 2 months, I haven't seen any improvement. Please suggest further guidance.

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My wife is having calf pain issues in both legs for quite a few years.She feels intense pain in calf when sleeping. It occurs regularly. What type of specilaist doctor should we see? We are not taking below medicines for calf muscle pain treatment.It is part of pregnancy medicine. She delivered baby 3 months back Currently she is taking shelcal 5

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After the delivery,the phase is called post partum which is a high risk time for development of clots in legs, they are called DVT. She needs to be seen by a General Physician and probably requires a ...  Read More

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