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Torn calf muscle

Torn calf muscle

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Is a type of:

Leg injuries and disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

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Any recommendations for a good foot and calf doctor in the San Diego area? feet/achille's tendon rupture and torn calf muscle. conserve treat no work.

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How should I support recovery for a torn my calf muscle?

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I have torn my right calf muscle completely will I be able to recover as a sprinter. it has been since june 1,2012 . I could run the periodically but

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When is surgery indicated for a clean tear of the calf muscle? 30% of medial gastro torn. I'm 45 year old, healthy athletic man

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If I have soreness and pain in the back of my calf that makes me limp when I walk, Is that a torn muscle?

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