knots in calves
Posted By: Lisa on 2006-03-08
In Reply to: down a leg but not knots in calves...sm - Have had sciatica with pain running
Thanks - I will call them tomorrow. I just had an MRI today. I would think if it was a DVT it would be deeper, this is more superficial, and I would probably have swelling? But it's certainly nothing to play around with, just in case!
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down a leg but not knots in calves...sm
but before I would worry about a *tumor* as you appeared to have typed, I would worry about a DVT (deep vein thrombosis)....especially if you're an MT who sits all the time. DVTs are nothing to mess with and a Homans sign test could determine this and also your private medical doctor whom, if I was having knots in my calves that could be felt, I'D just about RUN to the MD's office at least to rule out a DVT.
Best of luck!!
Yep! Used to love MT, now I get knots in
my stomach just thinking about transcribing. Doctors I have don't seem to care if I can understand them or not, and I believe that some actually try to make my job harder... probably makes them feel as the god they think are. Makes me physically ill to do this job anymore. And their piggishness, the bodily noises make me want to PUKE!
Tight calves?
Anyone have really tight calves from using your foot pedal? I know I should alternate feet more but I prefer a certain side. I also noticed that if I get down on my knees with my lower legs tucked under me, I can't sit comfortably because my calves are so big and tight. I had a massage the other day for the first time in a while and the massage therapist asked if I ran, said I had tight thighs. I'm just concerned I'm going to get bad circulation or something - I already feel a little wobbly when I walk first thing in the morning. Is this a normal side effect of the job and nothing to worry about?
I have pain in my calves after transcribing when I go to bed. sm
I have taken to exercise on my treadmill and using Benadryl at night to relax the muscles so I can go to sleep. Once relaxed, the pain goes away. Yours seems to fit the picture of tarsal tunnel syndrome, but I have not found anything that fits my picture. TTS is just like CTS only in the feet, so what you are doing seems good. I wish there were some knee pedals like what my mother used to have on her sewing machine - I think I could use something like that for transcribing.
Sciatica - small knots in calf muscles?
Sorry to keep asking sciatica questions but I am in terrible pain! Did anyone have small knots in their calf muscles, probably from the spasms pulling so hard on them? They are about the size of a fingertip. I felt a snap in that area when I was stretching last night, but it didn't hurt all that much, probably because my calf is relatively numb.
Does this sound like it could be a little snapped peice of muscle or do I have a tumor? (Always reminds me of Arnold in Kindergarten Cop "It's not a tumah"
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