The calf muscle is made of two major muscles: A calf strain is a tearing injury, most commonly to the gastrocnemius or soleus muscle. Most often, the injury occurs in the medial gastrocnemius.

A left gastrocnemius strain was sustained by an elite cricket batsman while ... which resulted in some minor tightness of the calf muscles; this was only considered significant after retrospective ...

This results in active contraction during passive stretching of the medial gastrocnemius and predisposes the muscle to strain or tear. Ultrasound is a very useful initial point of care imaging ...

“Because your Achilles tendon attaches the gastrocnemius to the soleus, any tightness or weakness in the calf muscles can result ... steps that come before an injury – the actual injury ...