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Calf swelling and pain. home treatments?

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Dr. Ted King answered

No DVT?: The first thing to make sure that you don't have is a dvt. Once you are seen by a doctor and know you don't have a dvt, taking anti-inflammatory medicines, using ice, and resting the sore calf should help make you better.

Answered 3/6/2014

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