A doctor explains why your Achilles tendon has shooting, stabbing pain and what can be done to remedy this situation. “Pain here is generally the result of tendonitis or inflammation of the Achilles tendon,” says [...]
A doctor points out many possible causes (some very serious!) of swelling, pain and redness in just one calf. If a calf is swollen, red and painful (hurts, aches, or feels crampy), especially if there’s [...]
Cramping in your calves overnight has a number of possible causes. Many people have suffered from the sudden spasm of a calf muscle in the middle of the night, caused by tensing it a bit [...]
Have you been experiencing mysterious calf pain only when you walk? Perhaps it’s in one calf, or maybe it’s in both. Nevertheless, this area never hurts while you are seated or sleeping. It’s only when [...]
Can DVT pain in the calve, and the pain of a pulled muscle in the calve, be distinguished? DVT stands for deep vein thrombosis: a blood clot. A blood clot in the calve can cause [...]
The most agonizing pain in the calf comes at some point during your sleep, but calf cramps can also strike you during athletic training. They can instantly halt whatever it was you were doing. Calf cramps [...]
