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Suggest Remedy For Painful Indention In Calfs While Playing

Been playing sports for about 10 years now .. I m 23 male .. past 2 or 3 years when I play physical and start to jump.high and stuff my calfs seem to be dumpling in .. not just a small dimple but a pretty decent size dimple in both calfs when I play ...kinda hurts so I gotta take a quick second for them to pop back out .. what is the cuase for this because I like to play for 6 or 7 hours at a time ..
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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hi,

thank-you for providing the brief history of you.

A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised.

As you play for the longer duration there will be an excessive contraction in the muscle fibers which at times leading to indention of the muscle. but it is just normal to go for a small thing like this. Also, while playing longer duration continuously you will be losing more of the salt which is needed for the muscle and it's control. Kindly maintain your salt intake and keep hydrated during sports. Due to excessive loss of salt the muscle shows such appearance and it is common for most sports .

If the symptoms persists then taking an thorough musculoskeletal assessment is guided followed by which the muscle retraining will be taught by a sports physical therapist.

If any further query/suggestions/doubts; you can contact me and I will be happy to help you.

regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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Suggest Remedy For Painful Indention In Calfs While Playing

hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised. As you play for the longer duration there will be an excessive contraction in the muscle fibers which at times leading to indention of the muscle. but it is just normal to go for a small thing like this. Also, while playing longer duration continuously you will be losing more of the salt which is needed for the muscle and it s control. Kindly maintain your salt intake and keep hydrated during sports. Due to excessive loss of salt the muscle shows such appearance and it is common for most sports . If the symptoms persists then taking an thorough musculoskeletal assessment is guided followed by which the muscle retraining will be taught by a sports physical therapist. If any further query/suggestions/doubts; you can contact me and I will be happy to help you. regards Jay Indravadan Patel