Calf pain can not necessarily be relieved by massage, you need to choose the appropriate treatment to relieve according to the cause of the disease, the main causes include physiological causes, lumbar disc herniation, muscle strains, etc., you can relieve the pain through massage, physical therapy, medication.
1. Physiological causes: such as a long time no movement of people, suddenly a lot of exercise, and did not stretch in a timely manner, this situation can be through the massage, stretching the calf way to relieve pain. Massage, you can take the legs straight, with both hands on the calf muscles back and forth pressure.
2. Lumbar disc herniation: when the nucleus pulposus of the lumbar disc protrudes and compresses the nerve root, it can cause leg pain. When the pain is obvious, you can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and diclofenac appropriately, and you can use nutritive nerve drugs such as methylcobalamin, and you can use mannitol and other medicines to reduce the edema of the nerve root. If necessary, lumbar traction or surgical treatment can be used.
3. Muscle strain: muscle strain should first be strictly braked to avoid further aggravation of muscle strain, within 72 hours after the injury, the calf muscle strain can be localized cold compresses, which can effectively relieve the symptoms of pain.
The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor. Calf pain, and after massage, stretching and other simple treatment, the pain still can not be relieved, should promptly consult a doctor to clarify the cause of the disease after receiving targeted treatment.