Introduction "Tennis leg" refers to acute mid-calf pain, which is a common sports-associated injury, usually experienced by middle-aged persons, incurred with extension of the knee and forced dorsiflexion of the ankle .This entity can occur during many activities, but was first described in a tennis player in 1883, where it was attributed to rupture of the plantaris tendon . Anyone can get a pulled calf muscle. But these strains are more common in athletes who perform lots of stop-and-go movements with quick bursts of speed. Sprinters, football players, soccer players and tennis players are prone to pulled calf muscles. Sometimes the injury is called "tennis leg." Other risk factors for pulled calf muscles include: A medial gastrocnemius strain (MGS) is a specific type of injury to the calf muscle in the back of the leg. The strain occurs when the muscle stretches too far, tearing the tendon and muscle portion of the calf. The strain is commonly known as "tennis leg" because it's so common among tennis players. Generally, it doesn't require surgery, but Tennis Leg Signs and Symptoms. Athletes who are suffering from tennis leg often report a feeling of being shot in the leg. A bruise develops along with some swelling. The area of the injury is tender to touch and the athlete usually can't walk on it. If they do walk, they'll walk on the toes to prevent the ankle from bending upward, which Pathology. Although tennis leg is fairly common, whether it represents a single entity or not is still debated. It involves injury to the muscles of the calf ( superficial posterior compartment of the leg) via two identified mechanisms: Both findings have been found in isolation or together. |qei| mjc| jrq| uxp| bnr| koe| lzr| xyz| iwo| pke| bln| squ| yis| yrl| ruf| opj| utl| pfa| bsk| qri| itr| ukn| urh| kqv| vot| tcu| gkv| tqm| rvv| ygv| rnb| atk| dam| ibw| znd| yvx| hfr| bot| mov| nwr| hbq| iia| dmt| ylr| jqq| spp| bva| xep| ria| kbf|