Why calf muscles feel tight
[PDF File] Home Therapy Exercises After Total Hip Replacement
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This exercise stretches the calf muscles. These muscles can become tight after hip replacement. This stretch is also used during warm-ups to get your muscles ready for other exercises. You will need to lean next to a wall or door to complete this stretch. There are a few ways to perform the calf stretch. It is important to try to
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the cast. It can be sore when you walk long distances. The muscles of your leg are weaker, especially the calf muscle. Therefore, as you walk, you may have the tendency of turning your foot outwards and lifting it with the hip. As your calf muscle gets stronger your foot will be turning in more towards the midline and will help decrease your limp.
[PDF File] WHAT ARE CONTRACTURES? - Hesperian Health Guides
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Explanation: One of the main muscles that causes a knee contracture is the hamstring muscle, which runs all the way from the hip bone to the bone of the lower leg. This means that when the hip is bent, the tight muscles will bend the knee more. Explanation: One of the main muscles that pulls the foot to a tiptoe position
[PDF File] Muscle cramps and dystonia - Parkinson's UK
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muscles. This is when muscles become tighter and shorter than normal, making them stiff. Dystonia can feel painful and uncomfortable. These contractions may also involve visible twisting movements, or spasms, which create unusual postures in the affected body part. They may be constant or last for a short period of time.
[PDF File] Stiffness Caused by - University Health Network
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If you feel stiff after your radiation treatment is done, you can do the exercises at any time. Safety information about the exercises • You may feel a pull in your muscles. • If you find the exercises uncomfortable, you may want to take your pain medication 20 to 30 minutes before exercising. • You should not feel any pain.
[PDF File] Cast Care - OrthoInfo
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cast. This can lead to problems. That’s why it is so important to keep the swelling down. If you experience any of the following symptoms, contact your doctor’s office immediately for advice. Your pain is getting worse. Pain may worsen if swelling makes your cast or splint feel too tight. It may also worsen if you have
[PDF File] Home Therapy Exercises After Total Knee Replacement
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This exercise stretches the calf muscles. These muscles can become tight after knee replacement. This stretch is also used during warm -ups to get your muscles ready for other exercises. You will need to lean next to a wall or door to complete this stretch. There are a few ways to perform the calf stretch. It is important to try to
[PDF File] Tendon Issues of Newborn Calves - Fancher Love Ranch
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The joints seem either too tight or too loose; the calf may even be standing on the fronts or backs of his pasterns. This newborn has contracted exor tendons. This newborn has lax extensor tendons. Both these conditions signify that the tendons that control muscle movement— exion and extension—are either contracted or lax.
[PDF File] Stretching your calf muscle: How to do it and why
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Stretching warmed up muscles makes them more effective and less uncomfortable. But stretching is always a little bit uncomfortable, but this should be manageable and tolerable. How often should I do these stretches? If you have a tight calf muscle, it is a good idea to continue to stretch this muscle every day. You might even want to do this 2
Patient information leaflet for the treatment of leg cramps
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the muscles suddenly contract (shorten), causing pain in your leg. This is known as a spasm, and you cannot control the affected muscle. The cramp can last from a few seconds to 10 minutes. When the spasm passes, you will be able to control the affected muscle again. It usually occurs in the calf muscles, although it can affect any part of
[PDF File] WHAT TO EXPECT SIX WEEK AFTER YOUR HIP …
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SLEEP DISTURBANCE: It is still common for patients to complain of difficulty with sleep at this point after hip replacement surgery. As you know, we suggest you use over-the-counter Tylenol PM or Benadryl. We also remind you to take some type of pain medication at bedtime. As mentioned previously night time hip and leg discomfort occurs because ...
[PDF File] Calf Stretching Exercise Handouts
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Calf Muscles On the back of the lower thigh, the calf muscle consists of two muscles: ... Depending on where the muscle or tendon is particularly tight, you may feel the stretch behind your heel or knee. Hold the stretched position for 25 to 30 seconds, and then slowly release the stretch. -4-6 reps -3 sets
[PDF File] FAQ Gastrocnemius Recession - Hospital for Special Surgery
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The reason why this procedure works so well is because many people develop plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis, or other forefoot issues secondary to tight calves. By lengthening one of the calf muscles, we can relieve the pressure on …
[PDF File] GUIDE TO CALF MUSCLE STRETCHES - Royal United Hospital
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This leaflet provides exercise guidance recommended by your surgeon or physiotherapist that can reduce this tightness. How to stretch your calf muscles. Start by putting the foot of the leg to be stretched behind the other. Place something soft, such as a rolled flannel or sock, under the inside of your back foot arch as shown.
Calf Stretches - Anschutz Medical Campus
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• The calf muscle is a postural muscle. The calf must contract for long periods without fatiguing in order to hold us upright. This lends it to tightening quickly. • Calf muscles will tighten up in athletes if training doesn't include stretching. • Some people may have a hereditary predisposition to tight calves. CALF STRETCHES 1 ...
[PDF File] Muscle spasticity after stroke - Stroke Foundation
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muscles. These messages control how our muscles feel and move. If the part of your brain that sends and receives these messages is injured by a stroke, you may experience muscle spasticity. Muscle spasticity can make your muscles feel stiff and tight. They may not work like you want them to. Your muscles may resist movement. For
[PDF File] CALF MUSCLE STRAIN - International Tennis Federation
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load on the calf muscles during walking. ‘Viscoheels’ are very useful for this purpose. • Swimming or cycling for 30 minutes every day increases the blood flow to the calf muscles and enhances recovery. • Stretching the long calf muscles (Figure 2). Step forward with the unaffected leg, keeping the heel of the back leg on the floor.
[PDF File] Pain after stroke - Stroke Association
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control your muscles. This can lead to muscles contracting for long periods or going into spasm, which can be painful. This muscle tightness is known as spasticity, or hypertonia. A stroke can cause muscle weakness down one side, also known as hemiparesis. Spasticity affects the weakened muscles, often in the arms and hands, but also in the legs.
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causes the calf muscles to continuously contract and pull the foot so that the child is pointing their toes in sitting or is up on their toes in standing. Over time if the spasticity is not regulated or reduced the muscle may get used to being in this shortened position and become tight and harder to move out of the toe pointed position.
[PDF File] Achilles Tendinopathy: Advice and Management
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• Tight and/or weak calf muscles. • Poor endurance strength of the calf muscles. • Poor core stability around the hip/knee. • Stiff joints in the foot. Certain aspects of exercise and training can also increase your risk of developing Achilles tendinopathy. Common training errors: • Running too far. • Running at a too high an intensity.
[PDF File] THINGS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER AFTER RADICAL PROSTATE …
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us if the swelling occurs in one leg or if you experience pain in your calf. Perineal Pain (Pain between your scrotum and rectum)/Testicular Discomfort: Perineal/testicular discomfort may last for 6-12 weeks after surgery, but it will resolve. It is related to the surgery and generally does not mean that anything significant is going on.
[PDF File] Menopause - Why do my joints and muscles ache?
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Why do my joints and muscles ache? During the perimenopause and menopause there are significant fluctuations in women’s hormone levels. Oestrogen levels fluctuate and fall significantly and both progesterone and testosterone levels reduce. A reduction in these hormones can have a significant impact on the bones, muscles and soft tissues of ...
[PDF File] ABDOMINAL BLOATING: A MYSTERIOUS SYMPTOM - UNC …
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abdominal muscles (stiffening the abdominal wall) or doing the opposite -- relaxing the muscles to accommodate this increase in volume. This is called the viscerosomatic reflex. The other key element in causing the symptom of bloating is visceral hypersensitivity or heightened perception of sensations arising in the gut.
[PDF File] Physiotherapy Information
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Daily stretches can help prevent tight calf muscles. Do either of the following twice a day, holding for 30 seconds each time Assisted stretch Wall stretch . Toe Walking PIL v1 Page 2 of 3 ... If you want to discuss any of the information in this …
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