Calf muscle soreness consider lactic acid accumulation, muscle spasm, vascular lesions, osteoarthritis of the knee, lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, etc., and give general, physical, drug treatment or surgical treatment.
1. Lactic acid accumulation: soreness of calf muscles can be caused by prolonged exercise, exertion and injury, a large number of acidic metabolites accumulate in the calf muscles, causing soreness and discomfort, it is recommended to rest, reduce the amount of activity, and at the same time, give local physical therapy such as hot compresses, baking, to speed up the blood circulation, so that metabolites can be discharged quickly.
2. Muscle spasm: the calf can cause muscle spasm after being cold, muscle soreness, it is recommended to pay attention to warmth, local physiotherapy such as hot compresses, massage, if the soreness is slow to ease the discomfort, oral non-steroidal pain medication such as celecoxib capsules.
3. Vascular lesions: vascular lesions in the lower leg include varicose veins, venous thrombosis, etc. It is recommended to limit or reduce the amount of activity, choose to wear compression stockings, the use of thrombolytic drugs, if necessary, surgical removal of the thrombus and surgical varicose vein resection and other operations.
4. Knee osteoarthritis: Osteoarthritis can cause soreness and swelling of the calf, it is recommended to reduce weight, take oral glucosamine drugs to repair damaged cartilage, intra-articular injection of sodium vitrate, application of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain medication such as flurbiprofen ester cream to relieve discomfort.
5. Lumbar disc herniation: the nucleus pulposus compresses the nerve root, which can cause soreness and discomfort in the calf. Early on, absolute bed rest is needed, and traction, massage and physiotherapy are done after the symptoms are slightly relieved. If the symptoms are not relieved for a long time but aggravated instead, surgical treatment will be performed after the evaluation.
Calf muscle soreness is recommended to regular hospitals, physicians under the guidance of the treatment.