Calf Strains, Tendinitis, & Achilles Tears | The Anatomy of the Calves
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy, discusses the anatomy of the calf region, and explains how calf injuries can all be interrelated.
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Would cerebral palsy count? For tight Achilles tendons? Plus what stretching should I try?
Why does the Achilles tendon "pop" when I go on tiptoe to reach a top shelf
Is a Calf Strain the same thing as a "Charlie Horse" (leg cramp)?
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Why do you pronounce it e-centric instead of the regular x-centric ?
I would LOVE a video on the issues of flat feet, how this affects the feet and the lower legs, particularly related to walking/running. Visualising all this really helps me understand how the mechanism works. Love your content!
Thank you for watching! We are in the process of finishing dissections of the feet, so as soon as those are done we can start posting those videos.
Well hello there I happen to have flat feet! Literally my arches are non existent. I have a hard time walking long distances, though that's probably related to this muscle issue I have. Anyway, when I was in 5th grade, they tried to give me arches somehow, but my feet completely rejected them and just went back to how they were before, which is probably also related to my muscle issue. I don't have any pain so that's good. I hate the way my feet look, because you know the saying "pigeon toed"? I'm the opposite my feet go out instead of in. I also learned just now after googling it that it's called duck foot or "slue foot"
@@lisachiappetti6092 slue foot is harsh, I'm a little slue and flat footed myself due to a hip injury
@@lisachiappetti6092 Beauty is in the
eye of the beholder
@@jerzwhite4548 it is I guess but it's literally how I was born so I'm used to it lol
Can we, please get a dedicated video on anatomy of heart in its full glory? There are so many things to know and understand.
Humble request.
I think it's first time that there's another live human in the video
I was amazed by the alive cadaver as well 😲
Are those like dead peoples legs
@@littix_tv9794 Well, what else could they be?
How did they get that salt in there 🤔
Monkeybro 003 no they are not “like” dead people’s legs , they ARE dead people’s legs 👍🏻
Im 42 & just suffered a calf strain yesterday playing 🏀. Its my 3rd in 6 months & I am currently "ricing" it. This gentleman is the 1st time Ive heard mention that the gastroc is best strengthened w a knee straight method / or standing Ive been doing calf raises w my knee bent on the seated calf raise machine regularly building strength but that per his statement is more soleous. Once I start strengthening it again Im going to focus more on standing variations. Thank so you much.
I am Physical Therapy student and I really appreciate these videos. Also, these are very well made. Thank you so much!!!!
As a ballet dancer constantly dancing on pointe and who suffers from tendinitis and calf pain, this makes me want to take even more care of my body. This is so fascinating but I’m very queasy 😅 so this kind of scared me lol
"Achilles Tears"
*Trojans Liked that*
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IM FUCKING SOBBING 😭
When I was younger, my grandpa tore his Achilles tendon walking down the steps and That scared me for a long time. I developed a phobia of either tearing it myself or seeing someone else tear one. For some reason this video helped get over some of that fear. Thank you.
The smile on your face when the other living human came into the frame 😅😂👌❤️
Just heard him quickly detour away from calling them beautiful legs. These are two b-human legs.
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I actually had a calf tear and it was very painful. This video helped me see what happened and explained how it happened for me. My calf was hurting a week prior, and walking up a ramp on my way to work I felt something “pop” and couldn’t walk. It took months to heal! Thanks for explaining this for me!
I had a pop in the calf on 2/6/22 and now it’s mid April 2022. Walking with limp and no push off power in foot. You said “months” to heal. Exactly how many and when could you walk without limp. Thanks.
@@DjStalin100 Honestly I dont remember. it was a few years ago. I worked as a hospital RN so I would be okay at the beginning of my shift, then be limping by the end. I would say for just everyday walking, maybe like six months? I actually just injured my leg again and I was fine within three weeks. I just RICEd the ever living shit out of it. I dont understand at all.
I’m going through it now
So much pain and been a month already
@@saja2981 I've been dealing with it for more than a year. It never seems to end.
Having a live demo is so useful for connecting the ideas. Would love to see more of it
Why do I find this presenter's video so interesting? It's not a topic I would normally be interested in, but his balanced approach, level of details vs clarity vs sticking to the important points, is just so refreshing and informative. How else can I show appreciation but by sponsoring him! Thank you.
I find his teaching the same way.
some people have a natural aura ,a GOD given gift to hold there audience with intrest this young man has that plus he is what most teachers dont posses, teachers could learn from him, well done young man I learnt a lot ,I'm watching at week 12 of a Achilles tendon rupture,
Very interesting!
Wondering if you could do a video on knee injuries and the roles played by the various ligaments and tendons in the knee. I'd also be interested in a video about the anatomy of pain. And more specifically chronic pain/fibromyalgia.
I agree!! Especially chronic pain in the back!
Agree, I have quadriceps tendonosis above my right knee...the pain really limits the exercise I can do and I love to exercise😞
I always found it fascinating that there is a clear border between the muscles and the tendon, almost unreal. Had no idea that they actually share the same stream of collagen and fibers. Would love to know more about the tendons now. In my massage therapy class there was a talk about how beneficial it can be to massage the tendons too, even though its somewhat debatable if it has an actual effect, but knowing about the shared fibers, it must have an effect, its basically a symbiosis of two parts in one.
It's still being debated. Look into cross-fire friction massage. 👍
When I was more athletically active, I paid super close attention to my calf muscles . My biggest fear was having a ruptured Achilles tendon mainly due to the extended recovery and rehab time.
Oh, and if I were KD at that time and had to make that decision, I'd play. It's the finals. Gotta play.
Why do sports commentators yell all the time it’s literally the most irritating thing
Scumfuck McDoucheface reported
@@WELLINGTON20 reporting does not work. Prove me wrong.
Yee'd Haw'd your a pervert
@@WELLINGTON20 just type in big tits in RUclips. There will be videos awaiting judgement day.
Only in America
Could you possibly describe what plantar fasciitis is and what/how it is caused!? If there’s ever a chance!! Thank you guys and love your videos they’re amazing! Anatomy is so great to learn
I used to suffer from it, flat feet, tight ankles, weak calf muscles, poor ankle ankle mobility, tight hip flexors, weak and tight hamstrings all contributed to it
Kneesovertoes helped me
I've had that once. Lasted ages. Very painful. Used to be called policeman's heel. It's usually people who are on their feet ALOT that get it. I think something to do with tearing a muscle at the bottom of your foot
Could you talk about connective tissue disorders? Collagen is everywhere and I'd love to actually see how problems with it can manifest. These videos are so informative and interesting, keep it up 👍
Thanks so much for your videos. I find them fascinating. I learn a lot. Hopefully you can help me understand what happened to me. I was sitting on a chair talking on the phone, and I hung the phone and got up very fast, but my right foot got caught with the phone cable. I was falling, my body totally horizontal maybe a foot, a foot and a half from the floor, when my foot got free from the cable and I stepped only with my toes. What happened next was that I felt like I had a zipper from my toes, all the way through the sole of the foot and through my leg and stopped behind the knee and I felt like the zipper was open from my toes to the back of my knee. I had a lot of pain and obviously took a lot of pain killers and ointments and bandages, but never went to the doctor and after watching your video, I was wondering what tore in my foot and leg,. This happened when I was 28 years old, now I am 56, so this was long ago, and I did eventually healed, althogh was never able to wear high heals again. Hope you have the time to answer my question. And thanks in advance. I really enjoy your videos and have understood a lot of other personal injuries.
I absolutely love these vids! They help so much since we can't be in school (nursing) and on site for experience. Our instructors tend to play these videos in class a lot 😂
People are really suprised once you diagnose them in the ER with Achilles rupture! Great review!
I ruptured my Achilles tendon twenty years ago during a Nutcracker rehearsal. It was a devastating injury. I had surgery and it healed, but I never felt it was the same and the healing period was long. After I had the post-surgery boot removed, I had to have physical therapy to learn to walk again without a limp. As an aside, the boot and the crutches lead to lumbar bulging discs and trigger fingers. I still feel tendon strain from time to time.
Your content is amazing!😍
Well done! A few years back I had surgery to reattach my Achilles to the heel bone. However the range of motion in my ankle is compromised due to scar tissue build-up. What if any solutions exist to regain full range of motion and eliminate scar tissue? Keep up the great work on this channel.
Thank you! Very helpful! Once I got past the initial shock of looking at a cadaver's calf!
I have been searching the internet for weeks to try and understand what I’ve done to my calf/Achilles and this is the first explanation that’s involved the musculotendinous junction... that’s where my problem is. It’s a start while I wait for a Doctors appointment. Thank you
Hey guys! I’d like to see a video on exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis. I got Rhabdo from a spin class a couple years ago. I’m particularly interested in the healing process-there isn’t much out there about exercising after Rhabdo. Thank you for the informative videos! I love your channel!
I can't believe I can get all this knoledge so clear and well explained and being able to see a real human body! I´m just 30 years all and when was a teenager I dreamed of geting to see and anderstand human body! Thank you so much!
I've just torn my left calf muscle so this is really interesting (as your videos so often are) to see exactly what's going under the skin and understand a bit more about the anatomy and where understanding more about where the injury and pain is in my leg
Watching for the first time. I love how you fully cover a topic! Love the use of the cadaver to see and really understand the anatomy then how you cover possible injuries and treatment! Loved the video! Thank you
Thank you for another awesome video! I love to learn about the human body, when I was a child I wanted to be a doctor so is pretty cool to have this introduction to anatomy just to learn a little bit more in deph about this beautiful machine.
It would be good to have a video about fractures, what happens to the area depending of the type of fracture, those kind of things 😊
Again thank you so much!
This has really helped me identify the problem I’m having in my lower leg. Thanks 🙏
I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am for this video - it as helped me understand my own injury in ways which no one has been able to explain thus far.
Many years ago I ruptured my tendon. Ended up having my leg from below the knee in a cast for 2 weeks.
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In med school I failed to diagnose an achilles rupture on a guy whose motorbike had tipped over while he was on it. I thought Thompson's test was negative but it turned out I just wasn't squeezing hard enough! Tricky.
Oh and just one thing about the etymology and pronunciation of "gastrocnemius". Taken from Wikipedia: "The muscle is named via Latin, from Greek γαστήρ (gaster) "belly or stomach" and κνήμη (knḗmē) "leg"; meaning "stomach of leg" (referring to the bulging shape of the calf)." Oh and eccentric is pronounced ex-centric.
Ok....
This is another example of Ee-centric. Maybe both are correct. ruclips.net/video/VkWrK_qgvD0/видео.html
@@morganferrell6285 Basically, that first c can't be silent, or it would be spelled ecentric.
Ur a fool he’s saying eccentric correctly
RBuckminsterFuller also if you failed to diagnose that would mean you saw movement in the heel. I think you mean you incorrectly diagnosed (positive test) because you didnt squeeze hard enough.
I have bilateral Achilles tendinopathy, with micro tears in my achilles...from being a gym rat and never taking a day off. Until one day I could barely walk or put my heel down. Ended up with bone spurs on both heels. Ended up in physical therapy, which was painful but helped. I still can’t wear any shoes that are flat, it’s too painful. My orthopedic surgeon said to “fix” they need to sever the tendon, do debridement on the damaged part, take a tendon from my big toe, repair it then screw it back into the heel! No thanks, I’ll take my chances I said! It’s been about 6yrs now...no rupture yet! 🤞🏻
Physical therapy may still help, but you've probably already looked into that. If you haven't overworked your calves since all those years back then you're probably not at a heightened risk of Achilles tendon rupture anymore. Though some people may genetically be predisposed to have that kind of problem to begin with.
RBuckminsterFuller thank you!!! I’ve totally slacked off in my gym since then, now I’m a lazy bum! I’m sure some exercise would be good for me these days!!!
@@gaill7908 Just remember to listen to your body and work your strength up slowly. Easier to avoid injuries that way.
RBuckminsterFuller thank you!!! I’ve had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands already, I surely don’t want surgery on both feet! 🤣🤞🏻
This is phenomenal info, thank you! I had a complete achilles tear about two months ago, and the most disconcerting part is to not really know how it happened - so this video gives me some ideas. Have you found anything on a nutrition or rehab exercise front that have been particularly effective in a fast and full recovery?
Hey Chris, how's recovery and rehab going? What stage are you at.
as a victim of calf strains over the years. I have found the best exercises for me were the calf raises on the edge of a stair or 2x12 while holding dumbbells works the best especially in the lowering and stretching the muscle....also it keeps the achilles loose and elongates that as well....all i know is for the past 4 yrs, I have been doing these exercises and both achilles tendinitis and calf strains/tears are nearly zero....also i went to lower shoes to stop the rubbing on the achilles while playing sports...i risk ankle turns but the calf raises strengthen the whole ankle area and help with rolling over...great explanations
This is one of the best channels on RUclips
I would love to see what causes a Charlie in the calf muscle!
Concentric and Eccentric contraction very well explained. Thanks for sharing this important piece of information.
Love this... curious if there's a way to show the nerve network in a cadaver calf?
I have Metatarsus Adductus and I was never treated for this condition. I ran, jumped and played like all the other children but I just thought that everyone's legs and feet hurt! So I never complained to mother. She would though, message my feet, legs and back after a hard day of play but I thought it was because I was always barefooted, always. It was so difficult for her to find shoes to fit my feet properly. I also went to Jr. High during the Kennedy era and gym was essential. We swam ( my favorite ), ran track and did all types of gymnastics. Stretching was paramount but I could never, ever reach my toes, standing nor sitting down. I was a very fast runner but only for the 50, 75, or 100 yard dashes. No long distant runs for me, please. I found out that I had this condition at the age of 50 when a tendon ( tucked under outside left ankle bone popped out of place, rolled up to the top of my foot and then snapped back into place ), it happened so quickly and was so painful that I couldn't even scream. My mouth opened, my body shuttered but no sound came out. I decided I'd better go to a foot and ankle specialist. After all the tests, x-rays and scans, the doctor told me that I have the tightest Achilles' tendons he'd ever seen and couldn't understand how I was walking flat-footed and straight ahead. He also explained why my shin, calf and the muscles surrounding my knees are so large and the reason that it is so difficult for me to walk such short distances because of my horrific shin splints. The three toes in the middle of each foot zig-zag down into my toes from my ankles making for unusually wide feet at an unusual place on each foot. So much surgery would need to be done that he wouldn't do it on someone my age, especially since I already have osteoarthritis in each joint of both feet ( fingers and spine ) and if he had to break my tibia and fibula, it would be there also. Then after my recovery from this, he'd have to do my ligament ( too lax ) and tendon ( too tight ) repair. Too much surgery for a woman my age, he said. He also saw this tendon problem in my right hand ( which I've always known about ) and left elbow and said he felt that this was a systemic problem from birth and wouldn't refer me to physical therapy ( I could do this on my own ) nor any other doctor because he felt that this would be tantamount to malpractice to take a grown woman who could walk fine, albeit in constant pain, and put her through all of this surgery. I had immediate respect for him because of this statement. He had all his tech's, nurses and P.A.'s come into the room to examine me and all my x-rays and scans, and talk about my case. Then he left me with this statement, " It is amazing how the human body can compensate for a congenital abnormality such as this "! I ask him if thought that this could be a miracle but he retorted that " This kind of language was not in his vernacular ". I replied, " Well doc, from what you've explained to me today, it is in mine ". We both just smiled. I'm 66 now and still in pain and now my very high arches are giving me problems as well as my shins and calves, hands, elbows and spine ( curvature now ) but at least I can walk flat-footed and straight ahead and I appear " normal ", just several inches shorter. God is good. ☺️
Wow that tendon pop sounds painful😖😖
Thank you. Really enjoyed your informative and interesting explanations.
There’s a video I’ve seen somewhere on RUclips, where somebody was doing flips or something in a gym setting, and upon landing, you can actually see through their skin where the tendons or leg muscles or what not snap. Like both of them at the same time. It was so clear.
Please do a video about how to strengthen the knees in order to avoid injury or to recover from injury
Love watching your videos. Really informational and a lot to learn. I've some concerns over running and the effect on your knee joints. Could you please do a video related to that explaining the injuries and the functions? And why you can't use other person's cartilage if you're worn out? Many thanks and always look forward for your new videos
On my first week of nursing school, I visited a woman's house to dress a leg wound. I took her old dressings off and I was surprised to see that her wound was very deep and that I could see her Achilles tendon (and surrounding muscle mass) moving as she moved her leg. Was very interesting and definitely memorable!
What can you do for a torn meniscus? It’s very painful.
Also what is your best advice for a Charlie horse?
I have charlie horse on both my full legs. I hate it
Yes they are very painful, it’s worse when you are sleeping & it happens suddenly 🤯
@@melissasanchez8619 ye
@@melissasanchez8619 try stretching before and after working out, or just in general. They are just a cramp so plenty of water and electrolytes also help!
I would like to look at a cadaveric piece of Achilles tendinitis. I’ve had that lesion for many years now and I can feel the inflammation through my skin.
Love your videos as they give me another view of what I have seen in books and drawings. Thanks so much!!!
So because I have always had skinny calves never spent much time on them - started a jump rope challenge. After Day 1 of my challenge with the $99 dollar custom rope my calves were a little tight. It wasn’t a hard challenge program - jump for 1 minute rest for 1 minute. I have been active most all my life so easy way to break into jump rope routine. Day 2 calves are a bit tight but not really sore, so here I go,about 3 mins in to the routine, jump 1 min rest 1 min, jump and before the minute was up I went down to the ground. Torn Achilles but I felt a great deal of pain at the bottom of my calf. So I agree there’s a very close relationship between the calf and Achilles. Took me a long time to recover - my doc told me never to jump rope again but I will give it a go again in the future.
You are a brilliant teacher ... one question you didn't answer - what happens if you tear your achilles and do not have access to surgery?
It would depend if it were a partial or full tear. Partial could still allow for healing as the torn edges/both sides of the tear would still be well enough approximated to allow for some healing. If a full tear... often the upper edge of the tear pulls further away making it difficult for the tendon to heal. Likely scar tissue would fill its place and the muscle would lose much if not all of its functionality.
@@theanatomylab so the person would effectively be maimed? Not able to walk properly - only able to hobble around in a way that would be excruciating not only to themselves but also to observers too? Would they ever be able to play sports, engage in hand to hand or sword combat, go tenpin bowling again?
@@dannyslammy4379 Pain would likely improve over time. They would have noticeable weakness in the area, but there are other deeper muscles of the posterior calf that could still allow the person to do some level of plantar flexion of the ankle.
Super good video. Wish i could had them when i was in college. 10 yrs ago. I am PT assistant. These videos would had helped me so much with anatomy and rehab. Videos are excellent!!!!
Excellent video. An out of control skier took me out from behind back in 2017. Tore my ACL, and fortunately only a small partial tear to my MCL. MRI was interesting and also noted a moderately strained gastrocnemius muscle belly. Surgeon never mentioned anything about that. I went on to have a donor tendon ACL graft and repair of the MCL. Long rehab and am okay today but I recall the lingering soreness of that gastrocnemius muscle. No one, not even the PT ever made mention of that part of my injury. Your video really helped me understand the physiology and mechanics of this muscle. Thank you so much.
Fun fact about the Achilles tendon/heel! A lot of you probably know this, but I think it's amazing, plus I'm in a mythology class where I just recently learned about it. So the Achilles tendon/heel is named that because there's this mythological dude named Achilles, and he died by getting shot in his leg/heel I don't remember which one tbh. Anyway, next time you hear about it, you can remember that it was named for a mythological figure, which is pretty cool imo
Very well explained. now i know which muscle injury that cause pain at my ankle. great video and keep up the good work
I had a mild calf strain a week ago, and now this video was recommended to me by YT. I learned something 👍
Love your videos guys!! Was wondering if you could explain why the achilles tendon (in children) gets tight especially in toe walkers and with hypermobility? Was told my daughters gets tight often but never explained why?? Thank you in advance if you are able to answer.
Thanks frim bonnie Scotland
It makes me so happy that there are over 5 Million subscribers of this wonderfully informative channel!
Suggested video: the differences and commonalities of carpal tunnel syndrome and tarsal tunnel syndrome. ( I have both ) I’ve.been in the retail industry for 36 years as a result, I suffer from a lot of numbness and pain. Thank you! I look forward all your videos and TikTok ! How do you keep all of that information in your head?
just an interested human-body-having entity here (not taking anatomy class or such). This content was stellar. Keep up the good work, guys.
Reminds me of liverpool goalkeeper Alisson this seoson when he had a tear and looked behind him after he shot the ball
Interesting. I can't remember the specifics but now I've gotta find the video of Alisson's injury and reaction. Funny enough I've had a very similar injury playing soccer and also remember looking back and being almost sure someone kicked me.
Thank you for this information. After an incident, I have been struggling to isolate these .
Could you do a video explaining those excruciating middle of the night calf cramps I get?
Thinking the same thing here...!!
Celiac disease next please! Would love an informative video to show people with questions about it that are difficult to explain without seeing it
Thank you. You explained it much better than my Doc and Physio did.
Yes, my study hall teacher is my favorite athlete...
I've never felt more conscious of my calves in any video apart from this 😂
Cool explanation of the tension-muscle belly intersection
Very interesting - thank you for this deep dive!
Fabulous information! I learned a ton! I've never heard of the crus before, & the seven posterior muscles...
I have a likely grade 2 strain of my right gastroc. I’m 2 weeks in, can finally do some light jogging, and am almost back to full, pain-free motion. Was jumping rope daily (5k per day) before the injury and am a little scared give it a try. Your video was very informative. Since the injury, I have noticed some mild tenderness in the Achilles area. I suspected it was related, and will probably take it a little slower just to be safe.
Excellent presentation. Thankyou.
You’re my anatomy idol!!!
I'm a german nursing student, I'm learning with your videos!
EDIT: for anatomy class
juncdtion between the gastroc, at top of achilles. severe pain & locks up for 3 days of limping then slowly back to normal until extreme load (sports).
You both guys are doing really a amazing job with this informative vedios they are very very helpful for us..
Would appreciate if you could make more vedios on all muscles and injuries like this vedio ...
epic content. Can you please do a video of whats going on anatomically in the shoulders and upper back when doing a snatch in olympic weight lifting. Thank you.
So glad I came across this video, thank you very much. But how about Achilles tendenosis ? Had this for years, my Achilles never tore but always stays inflamed - running 🤦🏼♀️
This was an epic video! I loved the real world sports example and the live model demonstrating the movement (thank you live person!) alongside the dead tissue (thank you dead person!). I have a crystal clear understanding now of what you explained, which I could never quite fully grasp before. Awesome!!
it's awesome to be able to see this, thank you for the great videos, and the good explanations that are easy to learn from.
Personal experience: Tendon Rupture; Etither Surgery or Cast (Crunches) same result. Now, my tendon is "Super Strong" and did Cast Option with 4 weeks on cast. Cost: Tijuana, MX; Amazingly: 150.00 Dlls... San Diego, CA : Astronomically on the K"S figures, even with insurance. Great Clip and Info, Thank You!!!
Thank you for your effort in making these videos. Very informative stuff.
Fascinating to watch. For someone with extremely tight calf muscles (cannot get my heel on the floor and walk on the ball of my foot), it sounds like I could attempt to get more length (so I could get my heel closer to the floors by working in the ecentric muscle exercises. Going up on my toes and slowing lowering (as you demonstrated). I have Bethlem Congenital MD. I always thought my Achilles was tight not that my calf muscles were too tight 🤷🏼♀️.
you should go over metatarsus adductus, a foot condition I personally have where my Achilles tendons in both my calves are very tight, resulting in a profound curvature of my feet. causing (according to an orthopedic surgeon) me to run faster by taking more steps per meter, but having the side effect of me being absolutely terrible at distance running
CALF STRAIN Q) Great video ! I now assume its "neural tension" thats causing my calf strains, as my lower back is less flexible, tighter coz of lots of tennis & table-tennis etc. True?
If so, what should I do aside from stretching (which I am very flexible) ? Lift heals up/down? Walking fast up 6 floors of stairs? Stretching ? Drink more water? etc...
I thought I got the calf strains due to ...wait for it... yep, Corona, LOL! Coz sitting allday & lack of exercise then suddenly going out to run. Or maybe its all of the above ?
Im back to only walking now, incl race-walking, but miss running! What do you suggest & how long before I can start running 30min again ? Im only at 5min now to be safe. I made the mistake of running again in 1 week & the calf twitched again like an electric shock, so only walking now. Love your advice plz ? Thnx so much !
Wow, so much knowledge, my brain is contracting eccentricly!
Thank you for take your time and made this master explanation. I have pain in my gastrocnemius, my soleus, my Aquiles tendon, and my heel with a little inflammation. No redness, no tingling. Playing raquetball I was running forward, stop and change my direction very fast. I felt like a ball hit my calf. I did the R.I.C.E. and went much better but yesterday tried to run from the rain to my car and the ball hit my calf again. Back to zero and I have an photography trip to Colorado in three weeks. Any recommendations? I did Cold water / hot water intervals for a ankle sprain and worked perfectly.
I was thinking about r.i.c.e and how there could be a video on what happens when we apply hot or cold substances on our body and how it reacts. Is there contractions or expansion? What are the nerves doing? Something like that would be interesting or perhaps I'm just an amateur. Love your videos!!
A video on 'high ankle sprain' would be nice. The surgery to fix Peroneal issues can be quite the butchery. They make a huge groove in the bone, etc. I've got a chronic issue that keeps me from running (i ain't having that surgery).
Wish you could talk about hamstring injuries; I twisted my knee a month ago, my knee is fine now, but the hamstring that goes from my hip (under my butt) all the way down to the back of the knee is super tender still. I do yoga so I have to be careful because it hurts and I don’t want to damage it further.
Achilles tendinopathy. A lump can form, which is visible and palpable. I would like to know how that looks and whether it is possible to massage it away (align the collagen fibres again) and whether this can still be done after years.
Hello , you mentioned R. I. C. E. And I is for ice. Could you please have a video explaining why using ice in an injured muscle or tendom is beneficial?
Plz make video about ankel ligament tears and injuries.. I had a severe ligament injury in my left ankel thats why i am asking you to make one video thank you
Awesome video. First time viewer. Thanks for the Clarity & flow of the video 👏🏾
4:02 looks like a giant slab of turkey bacon
4-Minute Doctor it do
The human body doesn't look so unappetizing if you don't see a human face attached to it, man. Serve me up a well-seasoned, grilled bicep, you feel me?
As a football player that’s going to take medicine after college, this gives me a good idea on what happened to my muscles every time I got an injury.
I have a year long bout going with a lower leg pain issue that my docs can’t seem to pinpoint. My GP started out by saying it was coming from my back because he didn’t detect any remarkable swelling on the day I first saw him. We chased the back angle all last year with no result, even as I’m sitting here typing. He eventually ordered a lumbar MRI that showed some degree of “degeneration” but I’m a 53 year old male that’s been an auto mechanic for 30 years. I would expect that. Spinal injection didn’t do squat. The issue is IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG I told them. But now, he’s finding it tough to legitimize a second MRI on my leg because he apparently blew the diagnosis. I understand COMPLETELY the challenges involved with diagnosis, especially in a human! It’s tough enough on a CAR! This happened when I was metal detecting and was down on my left knee, as I’ve been thousands of times. When I went to get up I felt something change in my knee/lower leg and it hasn’t healed yet. I’m not sure how to go about caring for this by myself, as I don’t think the doc has any more thoughts. I have learned more about my condition from this video than an entire year of doctor visits, and I don’t know how that’s possible. Thank you for actually knowing WTF you’re talking about!!
Excellent explaination, and extended question - Calf muscles will effect the Achilles, but will any or both of them affect the heel and cause heel spurs due to over use while Achilles ruptures ?