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calf strain or worse?

Nucleartiger
Nucleartiger Posts: 29 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I was doing dance central on the Kinect about 2 weeks ago and when I stepped to the side I felt a sharp pain in my calf. It hurt to walk but standing on it was alright. I have had pain in that calf muscle when walking for 2 weeks now. I have still been doing my elliptical running and it doesn't hurt at all when doing that but yesterday I ran like 5 steps to catch a door at work and afterwards I could barely walk on it.

I know that I need to go see a doctor and I already have my yearly physical scheduled for next week but I was just wondering what everyone thinks that I might have done and if I should stop doing my elliptical since I am having no pain at all when doing that.

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  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    The a absence of pain doesn't mean there is no danger.
    Though, I must admit that my personal standards for safety are very lax. I have been weight lifting with a broken finger for three weeks now, for example. Personally, I would stay on the elliptical.

    Good luck.
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    Maybe, give it a week's rest? If it doesn't work see a dr?
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