A calf strain is an injury to the muscles of the back of the lower leg. These injuries are most often caused by minor tears of muscle fibers. Usually, the bulk of the muscle tissue remains intact.

Background Calf muscle strain injuries (CMSI) are prevalent in sport ... Results 149 CMSI (114 index, 35 re-injuries) were included: 126 soleus, 17 gastrocnemius, and 6 other. The anatomical location ...

The exact moment of injury, captured by a camera in the middle stump, appears to correspond to the sudden appearance of a deficit in the gastrocnemius muscle, seen through the player's trousers. The ...

A flat, long muscle that runs deep underneath the gastrocnemius ... Had a foot, ankle, or calf muscle injury in the past? Check with your doctor before you start a workout that might reactivate ...

Interestingly, one study revealed that stretching between sets didn’t make a difference for the gastrocnemius calf muscle, which has mixed fibers, but inter-set stretching did improve the ...