My calves have felt like concrete for 6 months. In the past 7 weeks that feeling is now from the upper back down. I do have major spine and hip problems but do not think this is related. Walking is very painful and very slow. I don t know what to be tested for. I want to walk. I cannot stand long enough to load the dishwasher or fold towels. I use many different creams such as emu oil, emu cream, arnica oil, an arthritis supplement Curamin, I bought green tea extract capsules in case I had water build up thinking it would release the complete tightness in the calves. So the calves are hard as a rock and now they are trying to walk through quicksand and I m done.