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I stand a lot in my job and work in a meat dept. the back of my calfs constantly hurt and the pain wakes me up dead out of my sleep why would they hurt?
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Stretching: May be tight soft tissue. Also can be an exertional compartment syndrome.
Answered 1/27/2013
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