[Denzel]

I had a calf strain some time ago. Here is the recovery timeline.

-I first felt a very sharp pain while doing calf stretches with 100+kg. Stopped immediately and run cold water. Doing 25 repetitions of calf stretches in just one set was not a good idea. The lesson learned with a high price.

-I lied in bed for almost three days. Luckily, there was no pain. I used my bicycle on the third day to go to supermarket. I was able to ride it but getting on and off was very painful.

-On day 7, I was able to walk very slowly almost pain-free. However, 80 year old ladies were walking faster than me. If I tried to walk normal speed, I felt pain.

-On day 11 or 12, I was able to walk almost in normal speed. However, when I wanted to rush when a traffic light turn red, I immediately felt the pain. I was fine but I knew it was not healed yet.

-on day 21 or so I was able to run a few meters. I concluded that it was healed. However, I did not run for 6 weeks just to be on the safe side.

(12-29-2016 02:08 AM)Denzel Wrote:  

It has been almost three days since my calf strain. After approximately 60 hours, a bruise occured on my calf. I have to walk very slowly, if i had to. I was able to walk up the stairs but not down. I was able to use my bicycle pain-free but had to be extremely careful to get on and off it.

I will start light calf exercises/stretches discussed on the internet for healing the strain.

In the meantime, I rest, watch TV, surf the net, and spend more time on this forum