How to Treat Calf Strain
Rest your leg by keeping off your feet as often as you can.. Apply ice or cooling pads in 20-minute intervals.. Wrap a compression bandage around the affected area.
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Rest your leg by keeping off your feet as often as you can.
Rest your leg by keeping off your feet as often as you can.
Apply ice or cooling pads in 20-minute intervals.
Apply ice or cooling pads in 20-minute intervals.
Wrap a compression bandage around the affected area.
Wrap a compression bandage around the affected area.
Elevate your foot above your head.
Elevate your foot above your head.
Talk to your local pharmacist about over the counter medication.
Talk to your local pharmacist about over the counter medication.
See your doctor if you are still experiencing pain or swelling after 3 days.
See your doctor if you are still experiencing pain or swelling after 3 days.
Complete a physical therapy program if needed.
Complete a physical therapy program if needed.
Partake in simple range of motion exercises at home.
Partake in simple range of motion exercises at home.
Do a sitting foot stretch daily.
Do a sitting foot stretch daily.
Sit in your chair with a straight knee and bend your knee ten times in a row.
Sit in your chair with a straight knee and bend your knee ten times in a row.
Develop a daily stretching routine.
Develop a daily stretching routine.
Incorporate warm-up and cool-down sessions to your workout routine.
Incorporate warm-up and cool-down sessions to your workout routine.
Keep hydrated throughout the day.
Keep hydrated throughout the day.
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