Pain in lower calf and ankle area, while running. Is it Normal?

Question

When I run for a little while without stopping I begin to feel the area between my ankle and calf start to tighten alot. Like its on fire or somthing. When I stop it makes the pain even worse, but after a while it dulls down. I also have trouble keeping my ankles straight when I run and I somtimes twist it. I just wanted to know if this is normal. Thanks you~

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Do some leg raises, I had that problem this, still get it once and a while if I don't do my exercise for a couple of days.

The other exercise if to create a small slope out a a 2x4 and chip board make the slope about 5-6 degrees and stand on it for 20 minutes three times a day. That will stretch it too.

Also see a PT.

Answer 3

I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

Heal your ankle fully & fast?

Answer 4

Sounds like an Achilles tendon problem.

1. Get a sports-medicine doctor appointment
2. Ice it daily for 15 minutes (this will really burn like hot fire)
3. Stretch your Achilles tendon

Good Luck

Answer 5

This could be a muscle spasm. Drink lots of water and make sure to stretch the hell out of it. If it bothers you a lot so the pain is horrible, then get it checked out by a doctor.