muscles pain?

Question

I have been doing karate for 4 years and train 3x a week for 2hour, i have started to suffer extrem pain in my calf muscle. Any idea?

Answer 1

for starters.... have you been stretching after working out??? If not that could be your answer right there. Make sure you hold a stretch for 15-30 seconds to effectively stretch all the muscle fibers. And remember, a stretch should feel like a stretch, NOT pain. If there's pain back off a little untill it feels like a nice stretch.

Try having a hot bath or using a heating pad/hot water bottle to relax the muscles, or even ice, depending on your tollerance to heat. Have a friend/family member/spouce massage your leg for you (use hand cream so it's not just skin being pulled...).
Perhaps this is your bodys way of telling you that you're over working it...try taking a little time off or at least shortening your work out periods and see if that helps.

Just so you don't think I'm trying to sound important here by using a more technical term or 2 in my answer, I took a massage therapy course so I do know what I'm talking about.

Answer 2

Muscles can have knots (trigger points) that make them tight which in turn put pressure on nerves and other things.
Molasses - a couple of swigs or Bananas 1 or 2 - both contain magnesium and potassium for muscles.
Try working with the principles taught in The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies.
I use a chiropractor and massage therapist with it

Answer 3

Pain in calf muscle after doing workout denotes because of strain. So do little warm-up and cool-down programme before ur workout.Stretching all muscle before ur work minimise ur injury.If pain persist do hot water formatation and give rest for a week.

Answer 4

Thats okay. It kinda meens that your muuscles are strengthining and you are working very hard. I run for 20 min. non-stop and i get muscle pains. Just message and it and point someointment for a hot pad on it.

Answer 5

This could be because of muscle fatigue or dehydration. Try exercising all parts of your body. It also sometimes is due to disuse atrophy. Try out some home remedies. You can also look for information in the web that give you home remedies. I found this website very useful. http://aches.in/cramps.html

Answer 6

May be because of the stiffness acionss and activities in karate, try to relax your body and try to do a Shavasana, also perform meditation for about 30 min everyday, will surely help you to get rid of your ailments.

Answer 7

WHEN TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR


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* You experience a cramping pain that comes on with exercise and is immediately relieved with rest.

* You experience aching or throbbing at night.

* You've injured yourself and pain, discoloration and swelling are still there after 24 hours.

* You have unexplained pain that lasts more than three days.

* You notice any tender lumps beneath the skin.

What Your Symptom Is Telling You

Usually they're as quiet as a cow. Suddenly they're as angry as a bull. When calf pain strikes, it can strike hard, leaving your otherwise docile calves feeling like tenderized veal cutlets. And there's a whole herd of possible causes.

Any acute or overuse injury in the calf area can feel like a swift chop from a meat cleaver. Climb a ladder all day—or overreach just once for a low backhand in tennis—and you can easily strain or tear a muscle or tendon.

Frequently, however, calf pain has nothing to do with wear and tear. The calf muscles are hot spots for circulatory problems. Sudden pains that show up during physical activity, such as walking, are usually a sign of what doctors call arterial insufficiency. That means the arteries aren't able to supply the calf muscles with enough blood and oxygen to meet their needs. This usually arises from atherosclerosis—hardening of the arteries.

On the other hand, pain and swelling while at rest could mean venous insufficiency. In this case, blood doesn't pump away from the calf muscles efficiently, so it backs up and causes pain.

Of the two, arterial insufficiency is the more common, and it is usually seen in the form of intermittent claudication. In this condition the painful cramping quickly comes and goes. It's always preceded by exercise, when the muscle demands more blood, and it's completely relieved within five to ten minutes of stopping the exertion that produced the pain.

"Think of claudication as a heart attack of the lower leg," explains Joseph M. Giordano, M.D., professor and chief of surgery at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. "If blood flow is obstructed, the increased needs of the muscle aren't being met, and the attack occurs. With immediate rest, the muscle's blood demands return to normal, and the pain goes away."

"Intermittent claudication is a relatively benign and manageable condition, but people with more advanced arterial insufficiency can experience what is known as rest pain," says Richard F. Kempczinski, M.D., chief of vascular surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. "The blood flow is so restricted that pain now comes on at rest or while sleeping. At its worst, the condition can produce painful, slow-healing ulcers or even gangrene."

The backup of blood arising from venous insufficiency can lead to the development of thrombophlebitis—an inflammation and clotting in the veins. The superficial variety, visible below the skin as a tender, reddish, varicose vein, is not too worrisome. But deep-vein thrombophlebitis can produce greater pain and a greater health risk if a clot should break away and move elsewhere in the body. Both produce tenderness, throbbing and heaviness.

Symptom Relief

If you have recurring or ongoing calf pain, it's important for you to see your doctor. But here are a few remedies you can try.

Feed your calf some RICE. The best recipe for an injured calf muscle is RICE: rest, ice applied intermittently throughout the day, compression with an elastic bandage and elevation of the feet with pillows. Bedrest and elevation will also alleviate the swelling and heaviness associated with thrombophlebitis, says Robert Ginsburg, M.D., director of the Cardiovascular Intervention Unit at the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver.

Try an OTC pain reliever. Over-the-counter anti-inflammatories like aspirin and ibuprofen will lessen the pain and swelling associated with a muscle injury or with thrombophlebitis, says Lyle Micheli, M.D., director of the Sports Medicine Division at Boston Children's Hospital and associate clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Hoof it till it hurts. Though walking brings on intermittent claudication, a walking program is the first step in treating it. "You should walk until you reach your level of pain tolerance," says Dr. Giordano. "When you reach the point where you can't stand the pain anymore, stop. Push yourself a little more each day, keep increasing the distance, and gradually the condition will become less prevalent."

Stop smoking. People who have intermittent claudication should kick the habit, says Dr. Ginsburg. Smoking is a leading contributor to the atherosclerosis that decreases blood flow, he says.

Apply heat. A warm, not hot, heating pad or blanket can alleviate superficial pain from thrombophlebitis, says Dr. Ginsburg. (Don't use heat on a recent injury, however. It will make the swelling worse and interfere with healing.)

Step into support hose. Department store hosiery can constrict your circulation, but compression support stockings prescribed by a physician can greatly improve blood flow and relieve pain from venous insufficiency, says Dr. Kempczinski.

Consider surgery. ********* and removing damaged veins can relieve severe venous insufficiency, says Dr. Ginsburg. Anticoagulants can also be helpful, he says. Rest pain and severe arterial insufficiencies may require such procedures as a balloon angioplasty or bypass surgery.

Answer 8

beacause if you practice extremely in karate you may get a muscle pain

Answer 9

relax ur muscles by exercise.

Answer 10

you are perhaps overdoing it or not rehydrating yourself adequately with salts and water. First try doing the later. If it fails than you will have to curtail your karate practise.