Pain in the middle of the front of the calf may be caused by periostitis, tibialis anterior muscle strain, lumbar diseases, trauma, etc. Physiotherapy, medication and surgery are available.
1. Osteochondritis Dissecans: Long-term leg activities can cause the periosteum of the tibialis anterior to be involved, resulting in local aseptic inflammation, which can cause pain in the middle of the front of the calf. Under doctor’s guidance, elastic bandage can be used to fix the calf muscle and limit the local activities, severe pain can be prescribed oral non-steroidal drugs such as ibuprofen to relieve pain, and microwave therapy, ultrashort-wave therapy and other physical therapy methods to improve the local circulation.
2. Tibialis anterior muscle strain: Excessive sports can lead to tibialis anterior muscle strain, local lactic acid accumulation can cause pain symptoms. It should pay attention to rest, reduce the activities, can be prescribed oral non-steroidal drugs such as celecoxib to ease the pain.
3. Lumbar diseases: When lumbar disc herniation occurs, the protruding intervertebral disc compresses the nerve root, which can cause radiating pain in front of the calf. Attention should be paid to reduce the waist bending and other actions, more rest, oral non-steroidal drugs such as Loxoprofen sodium, and methylcobalamin and other nutritive nerve drugs, but also feasible lumbar traction, physiotherapy and other treatments, the serious condition requires surgical treatment.
4. Trauma: trauma to the calf can lead to leg pain symptoms, closed soft tissue injury should be braked affected limbs, reduce activities, if the open injury need to seek medical treatment or disinfection or debridement suture surgery.
When there is pain in the front of the calf, it should be timely medical treatment, symptomatic treatment, so as not to delay the condition.