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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Soreness In The Calf Muscle Tried Incing And Ibuprofen Reason

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Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

I strained my right calf muscle and now it has swelled to twice the normal size. I have diabetes , RLS and neuropathy. I take Metformin and Metanx regularly. I was given Ibuprofen for the welling ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

I just stepped back hard off a stair and had severe pain in the muscle of my calf. I have applied ice and taken an ibuprofen . The muscle is tight and very painful. Is there anything else I can... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

pain in the calf usually occurs due to a muscle cramp / fatigue of the calf muscles (gastrocnemius ... possibility is of a probable partial calf muscle tear leading to haematoma... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

I get a severe throbbing pain deep in my left calf that runs from my knee to my ankle, usually .... The pain in my calf usually starts out as a tingling feeling and then progress to the really bad pain ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Krishna Dubey MD

Last week, I went to the emergency room with a very severe cramp in my upper left calf, just below ... cramping has eased, but now I have considerable pain and tightness in the lower calf, along the medial... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Krishna Dubey ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Srinivasa Sudhakar MD

I have pain in calf don t think it s swollen but have been sitting a lot today I m 63 and overweight I have taken ibuprofen 600 about I hour ago and hav rubbed in ibuprofen gel no out her systems do ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Srinivasa Sudhakar ( Homeopath)
Dr. Sandeep V MD

My husband tore a calf muscle this morning at 9:30. is taking cyclobenzaprine and ibuprofen 800mg both administered 7 hours ago. Has taken hydrocodone for pain 1 hour ago. Calf muscle is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandeep V ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Varinder Joshi MD

My husband was out skiing and he hurt the lower back of his calf. He thinks maybe he heard a pop. We are elevating and icing his calf. I gave him 500 mg of ibuprofen. What shall we do next? He will ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Varinder Joshi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rachana Goswami MD

muscle relaxers. The swelling has gone down some, but the calf pain and numbness continue. ...I feel like I have a cramp in my right calf. It is causing numbness and tingling in my foot. It has ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rachana Goswami ( Dentist)
Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi MD

Hi I woke up in the middle of the night the other night in so much pain in my calf well I took a ibuprofen and went to bed the next morning I had a bruise on my calf the size of a golf ball and now a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi ( General & Family Physician)