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Any tips on how to heal torn calf muscle?
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Follow these steps: Frequent ice packs, compression bandage to the area of the injury, take Ibuprofen or naproxen, rest your calf muscle. To help you remember what to do, here is a commonly used mnemonic: rice--rest, ice, compression, elevation. Regimen of gentle stretching after the pain is gone.
Answered 5/25/2019
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