Q I’ve returned to running after a three-year break, but after just six weeks I’ve developed a pain in the back of my right knee – which feels as if someone is pinching my skin – and an aching calf muscle. The pain isn’t there all the time

and bringing your feet closer to your body intensifies the stretch. 4. Gastrocnemius (upper calf) stretch

podiatrist today and was told my PF was caused by an extremely tight "gastocnemius" muscle and that stretching was all I needed to do. After six weeks I'm up 'n' running again! The calf stretches have worked - if I do them religiously it prevents the pain

injury in his right calf. Having visited a variety of specialists, he eventually consulted an osteopath, who discovered that the problem stemmed from a change of job a couple of years previously. At work he was standing for hours on end, always

at stretching not only the gastrocnemius, but also the soleus (these are the upper and lower calf muscles). Use the standard calf stretch, in which you lean into a wall with your arms outstretched. Stretch your gastrocnemius with the knee straight, and your

Need to save a sole in distress? Massaging your legs may soothe a sore plantar fascia - the band of tissue that runs along the sole of your foot. "The plantar shares an attachment site with your calf muscles in the calcaneus [heel] bone," explains

UAN: 227 Article type:++add tibial periostitis link++-->SymptomsYou will have developed an increasing ache deep in the calf, probably after a long run, as the muscle within the sheath is restricted from the natural expansion that exercise produces

process before you opt for surgery: lots of heavy soft-tissue massage; stretching your calf muscles; specific gym exercises, such as calf presses; plyometric exercises for the ankle muscles; and balance and coordination exercises. There are no guarantees

. In the short term, I’d recommend that you decrease the amount of running you’re currently doing and make sure that you carefully stretch your gastrocnemius (main-calf) and soleus (lower-calf) muscles. In the long term, though, you need to address the underlying

for rheumatoid or osteoarthritis in the knee and other joints, ascertain how far down into the calf the bursa extends, and possibly be able to detect fluid in the knee joint with which the cyst is connected.Medical investigationsThe best way to confirm