Question: I'm having pain in my left lower calf muscle. I'm referring to the area wehere the two gastrocnemius muscles meet with the upper achiles tendon. The pain is not a cramp. It feels like an electric shock. It lasts for a few seconds, goes away, and then comes back a few minutes later.

1. I have not had any injuries in this area

2.My calf muscle is not hard and painful. It has the same texture as all other muscles. At age 47, I have been a runner since age 18, which has made my calf muscles large and firm, but not hard or tumor like.

3. There is no redness, swelling, or discoloration at all.

4. There is no cold or warm, no temperature change at all.

5. I have not noticed pain while walking or running. While preparing to run, instead of stretching I will massage my legs to insure proper blood flow. Then pain that I feel is a deep tissue pain, like a nerve.

6.I have not had noticeable calf cramps.

7. I sometimes suffer from lower back pain, but not because of any trauma. In the past, my chiropractor explained, from X rays, that there is no lower vertebrae damage or deterioration. He recommended that I do crunches(exercise) to make the back pain go away.