Calf pain for days after a cramp may be caused by physiological factors such as lactic acid buildup and exposure to cold, or it may be due to pathologic factors such as persistent spasms and calcium deficiency. Relief modalities include physical therapy and medication assistance.
1. Physiological factors: cramps may cause local accumulation of lactic acid and pain, more than 72 hours of patients can carry out appropriate exercise to accelerate blood circulation in the calf area; followed by hot compresses, massage, infrared irradiation and other treatments to the calf area to help the organism to repair itself; need to pay attention to the warmth of the local area after the cramp, to avoid spasm and tension in the soft tissues again.
2. Pathological factors: cramps may appear after the calf part of the continuous spasm state caused by pain, in the physical therapy at the same time, but also oral medication, such as ethylpiperidone hydrochloride, chlorzoxazone tablets and other drugs to release muscle spasm; oral ibuprofen, meloxicam and other drugs to relieve the pain in the calf part of the calf; calcium-deficient patients also need to supplement the calcium lactate, calcium gluconate, and other drugs.
If the symptoms of calf pain after cramps are not relieved, or accompanied by other symptoms, the patient should go to the hospital in time, after clarifying the cause to give targeted treatment. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid self-medication.