Calf muscle pain when standing up may be related to trauma, muscle strain, lumbar spine disease, etc. Physiotherapy, medication and surgery should be given according to the cause.
1. Trauma: Calf muscle strain caused by violence or strenuous exercise can lead to calf muscle pain, and in severe cases, local swelling and skin bruising will occur, which should be braked immediately, elevate the affected limb, give local ice packs (within 72 hours), and send to the hospital in time for examination.
2. Muscle strain: due to prolonged activity or excessive exercise caused by calf muscle strain, local lactic acid accumulation, causing local pain, should pay attention to rest, can give local hot compresses to relieve pain, but also oral ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for anti-inflammatory pain. If the pain is more severe, you can give ethopiridol hydrochloride and other muscle relaxants to relax the muscles and relieve pain. The above drugs should be used in strict compliance with medical advice.
3. Lumbar spine disease: lumbar spine disease such as lumbar disc herniation can cause pain and numbness of calf muscles due to nerve compression, and should follow the doctor’s instructions for oral anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as methylcobalamin and other nutritive nerve drugs. If conservative treatment is ineffective, nerve compression symptoms are obvious, but also for surgical treatment.
Calf muscle pain standing up may also have other causes such as tumors, etc., it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor standardized treatment.