The vast majority of calf muscle soreness after climbing is due to the accumulation of lactic acid, rapid recovery methods include physical therapy and drug therapy.
1. Physical therapy: first of all, it is recommended that patients reduce activities, more rest, more hydration, to promote the body’s self-repair, and secondly, appropriate elevation of the affected limbs, accelerate the blood circulation of the lower limbs, can be through the hot compresses, massages, red light therapy, etc., to promote venous return, relieve the fatigue of the calf muscles.
2. medication: patients with obvious pain symptoms, you can follow the doctor’s instructions oral ibuprofen, indomethacin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve pain; after 72 hours, patients can use Yunnan Baiyao, safflower oil and other topical medicines to dilate local blood vessels and accelerate the discharge of metabolites.
If the patient climbed the mountain after calf muscle pain after resting symptoms do not see relief, or even aggravate, should consider whether there is muscle strain, fracture or even fracture, etc., should go to the hospital in time, after a clear reason to give targeted treatment.