I seem to get a tight calf while running then really painful afterwards. I always stretch after and been using a rolling pin on my calf muscle which makes a big difference. Any suggestions of things I can do to stop it occurring. It seems more painful if I run rather than jog
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I have something similar at moment - probably due to a recent increase in my running. It's probably due to damaged muscles not being given a chance to repair - have a few days off and run again when pain gone.
For what it's worth I am not going to follow my own advice!
I tried everything, sports massage, foam roller, tennis ball, bio-freeze, heat, stretching, hot/cold treatment .......
Two days before the race a PT gave me something called Dry Needling, and then taped up the calf to improve blood flow. I was really sceptical about having needles stuck in the calf, but amazingly it was instant relief, and I ran a great marathon with just one twinge late on.
Anyway, something to consider if you get as desparate as I was.