There is no quick relief for calf pain, but general treatment, medication, physical therapy and surgery can be used to treat the cause of the problem. Causes of calf pain include over-exercise, varicose veins of the lower extremities, lumbar disc herniation, trauma, myofasciitis, etc.
1. Excessive exercise: Excessive exercise leads to the accumulation of lactic acid in the calf, which can be relieved after resting.
2. Varicose veins of the lower limbs: avoid prolonged standing and sitting, and elevate the affected limbs when lying down. You can take Diosmin, Bicoumarin and other medicines under doctor’s guidance. If the varicose veins of the lower limbs are serious, it can be treated by high saphenous vein ligation.
3. Lumbar disc herniation: Lumbar disc herniation compresses the blood vessels and nerve tissues of the lower limbs, which may cause calf pain and soreness, and can be treated with oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, muscle relaxants such as epirubicin and other nutritive nerve drugs such as methylcobalamin. If drug treatment is ineffective and the condition is more serious, surgical treatment, such as minimally invasive nucleus pulposus removal, can be performed.
4. Trauma: after the calf soft tissue injury or fracture caused by external forces, cold compresses can be applied in the acute stage, hot compresses can be applied after 48 hours, and oral ibuprofen and other medications can be used for pain relief; if there is a calf fracture, internal fixation surgery is feasible.
5. Myofasciitis: long-term chronic strain resulting in myofasciitis of the calf, feasible hot compresses, baked electricity and other physiotherapy, severe pain can be oral celecoxib and other drugs for pain.
There are other causes of calf swelling and pain, after rest does not relieve, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, not self-medication.