Question 1

how can i heal my calf muscle?

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Don't know: What did you do to your calf muscle? Tear it, stretch it, bruise it. Need more information.

Question 2

how to gain quickness and calf muscle?

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Heel raises with...: Weight for strength and sprints for speed. Speed is hardest to achieve. Like my coaches all used to say "You can't teach speed". Make sure you stretch well before running

Question 3

what can i do for a pulled calf muscle?

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Calf muscle : Rest it. This is the best way for it to resolve itself.  A walking boot can take some strain off of it.

Question 4

how can i tell if my calf muscle is torn?

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See your doctor: Problems like these can only be correctly handled by your doctor in person.  He/she needs to listen to you, perform an examination and possibly run labs or other tests. That's the only way he/she can find out what's going on and what to do about it.

Question 5

how do i recover from a pulled calf muscle?

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Rest, ice, time: Almost all calf muscle strains and partial tears will heal with relative rest and time. In the acute phase, limited weight bearing, a heel lift, icing and anti-inflammatories can all be of help. Most heal within 4-6 weeks. The key for an athlete is to prevent recurrence. Rehab focused on restoring strength and muscle balancing are keys to preventing reinjury.

Question 6

how could i make my calf muscles go smaller?

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Walk not run: You are building muscle mass in the calf by the pounding of the jogging.  Build tone and not the muscle mass by stopping the pounding. Research has proven that running is not better than walking over the course of the "same distance".  Stop running and start walking the same distance.

Question 7

what do you do if you tear your calf muscle?

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Get some help: The calf muscle is slow to heal as is any muscle tear. See a orthopaedic doctor or podiatrist that help you with the recovery.

Question 8

what is the best cure of a calf muscle prain ?

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Depends if spasm: Calf can be artery narrowing( pulse will found to be poor) or low potassium calcium or phosphate, but could be without cause, in which case Benadryl (diphenhydramine) and quinine and muscle stretching can work.

Question 9

what can i do to heal a pulled calf muscle fast?

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RICE: Rest, ice, compression, elevation.

Question 10

how should i support recovery for a torn my calf muscle?

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See below: Minimal weight bearing and compression.

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