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Suggest Treatment For Internal Pain In Calf Area Post Injury
Question: My Wife met with an accident with Rickshaw, It has stuck my calf so hard that my bone where just safe to be factured, I had gone through the medication & everything is healed but still the internal pain around the whole Calf ( Below the Knee ) is severe & not getting healed now it is nearly 4 month , Pls advise any suitable medice which can give me releif at the earliest.
Brief Answer:
Get the MRI of the area.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
From description , it seems you might developed muscular or ligamentous injury over calf .
Now after 4 month if pain is severe ,I would suggest getting this evaluated by an orthopedician for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate management. You may get the MRI of the area affected under his/her guidance.
Meanwhile following measures will help with the pain
Take anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen to reduce pain and local swelling or inflammation.
Wrap the calf with a compression bandage to help keep swelling under control.
Be careful not to wrap the bandage too tight.
Keep the leg elevated when seated, and when you need to be up on the injured leg, insert a heel pad in your shoe to help shorten the calf muscle, which takes a portion of the strain off it.
Apply diclofenac gel on the affected area. Warm compresses will also help.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Get the MRI of the area.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
From description , it seems you might developed muscular or ligamentous injury over calf .
Now after 4 month if pain is severe ,I would suggest getting this evaluated by an orthopedician for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate management. You may get the MRI of the area affected under his/her guidance.
Meanwhile following measures will help with the pain
Take anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen to reduce pain and local swelling or inflammation.
Wrap the calf with a compression bandage to help keep swelling under control.
Be careful not to wrap the bandage too tight.
Keep the leg elevated when seated, and when you need to be up on the injured leg, insert a heel pad in your shoe to help shorten the calf muscle, which takes a portion of the strain off it.
Apply diclofenac gel on the affected area. Warm compresses will also help.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Saurabh Gupta
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2004
Answered : 5930 Questions
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