Calf pain

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Figure: Muscles front and back, OpenStax, Tomáš Kebert and umimeto.org, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does it feel like?

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See a GP or physio first if you have any of these
  • A red, swollen, tender or painful calf
  • Leg pain and swelling with chest pain or breathlessness
  • Severe pain, tightness or numbness after an injury
  • A pop at the back of the leg, then no toe-rising
  • Pain in one spot on the bone, aching at night
  • Calf pain when walking that eases with rest
  • A calf or leg that is cool, pale, numb or weak
  • Severe shin pain, or a shin injury

General information, not a diagnosis. Not reviewed by a physiotherapist. The pages the text was checked against are listed under each cause.