pain in calf?

[monkeylc]

Started a new job on Monday doing about 14-15 miles round trip. Got on bike to come home this afternoon and got pain in my calf muscle (lower).
Im not used to cycling this amount each day and ive done it all this week but fitness hasn't bothered me.
Any ideas on what the pain is?
Starting to get worse :-(

 

[vickster]

Check your bike fit?
Pulled something?
Maybe cramp?
Are you stretching after each ride?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Overuse?

 

[ColinJ]

[This probably isn't what you're suffering from but I thought that I'd mention it just in case. Besides, somebody else might stumble across this thread in the future and it might help them.]

If you suffer from an unexplained calf pain, it could be due to a DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) which is a very serious problem. I had one (in my thigh) last year and it caused a massive embolism in my lungs which almost killed me.

Symptoms may include:

• pain, swelling and tenderness in one of your legs (usually your calf, but in my case - a thigh)
• a heavy ache in the affected area
• warm skin in the area of the clot
• redness of your skin, particularly at the back of your leg, below the knee

If you suspect that you might have a DVT - get it checked out ASAP! 15% of all sudden deaths are caused by pulmonary embolism and most of them are caused by DVTs.

 

[Herzog]

Overuse...rest at the weekend and see how it feels on Monday.

 

[vickster]

Maybe give it some ice (peas wrapped in a teatowel) or heat (gel thing, goes in microwave) and rest it

How quickly are you doing the 7-8 miles each way and is it very hilly? What bike are you riding?

 

[Thomk]

Are you using cleats? If you walk like a duck you should cycle like a duck....walk like a pigeon, cycle like a pigeon. Check the angle of the cleats.

 

[monkeylc]

http://app.strava.com/athletes/1787...rval_type=week&chart_type=miles&year_offset=0

 

[monkeylc]

Maybe give it some ice (peas wrapped in a teatowel) or heat (gel thing, goes in microwave) and rest it

How quickly are you doing the 7-8 miles each way and is it very hilly? What bike are you riding?

http://app.strava.com/dashboard

 

[monkeylc]

using cleats and not pushing it really,but pain in lower calf (left) is not good mate.

 

[monkeylc]

killing me as will soon mateys..........

 

[Crankarm]

Go and see your GP.

Otherwise massage your calf muscle/top of your Achilles. Do this by rolling it over a rolling pin whilst sitting on a carpetted floor. This massages the tissue and pushes out old blood to allow new in. It will be heaven. Do this for about 5-10 minutes are as long as you feel necessary. Ideally twice a day - in the morning before you start riding and again in the evening. Enjoy.

 

[Thomk]

using cleats and not pushing it really,but pain in lower calf (left) is not good mate.

I had a similar problem, read this short thread:
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/calf-injury.93980/#post-1749853

 

[ColinJ]

Otherwise massage your calf muscle/top of your Achilles. Do this by rolling it over a rolling pin whilst sitting on a carpetted floor. This massages the tissue and pushes out old blood to allow new in. It will be heaven. Do this for about 5-10 minutes are as long as you feel necessary. Ideally twice a day - in the morning before you start riding and again in the evening. Enjoy.

But avoid like plague if you have, or even suspect that you might have a DVT - it would be an ideal way of dislodging nasty sticky bits of blood clot which could then lodge in your heart, lungs or brain with catastrophic consequences!

Incidentally, last night I found an interesting (and worrying) article suggesting that athletic people can be more likely to get DVTs in certain circumstances than sedentary people - link.

 

[monkeylc]

Got up this morning and was stiff and painful.
I feel the pain when I stand feet together and go up on my toes snd the pain is right at the bottom of my calf just above ankle?