Hello, my little injury couch!

[CBDB]

My soleus calf muscle has been getting worse over the last week or so, as described in a post over at healthunlocked.com/strength... .

I’m not sure what I did to it, but it is still aching and I hobble a little when walking, as stretching it seems to give me an achy pain.

So I’m going to give it a rest for a week, to see if it gets better. If not, then it will be a trip to the physio.

Strangely rowing feels completely ok, but I’m not sure if I’m aggravating an inflammation when keeping on moving, so not sure what to do there.

Annoying. So here I am, again! On the injury couch!

[ChannelRunner2 Graduate10]

Oh, no, CBDB ! So sorry to read you're hitting the injury couch! I wish you a quick recovery!!!

My niggling soleus got a bit worse after the first day of doing those stretches, so yesterday I did fewer of them and it seems to have helped. It's not complaining today 🥳 which is different from before learning about the soleus thanks to your post, so thank you again for it!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to ChannelRunner2]

yes, I’ll have to take it easy on the soleus, and walking seems to also aggravate it. But walking is such an ever present activity! 🙁

And thanks for the thanks! 😊

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Oh no !There's always something isn't there 😟

Hopefully a rest will be sufficient!

Fingers crossed 🤞

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

thank you, yes! 🤞

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Heal soon !

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

thank you! 🙂

[skysue16 Graduate10]

Sorry to hear this, how annoying 😕Interesting diagrams…..thank you for the info and get better soon.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to skysue16]

thank you! Yes, annoying!

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to MissUnderstanding]

thank you!

[LottieMW Ambassador]

oh no! Hope that the resting will help 🤞🏼

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

yeah. I think I’ll have to be really patient this time. I feel so fit!

[LottieMW Ambassador in reply to CBDB]

👍🏼💐

[Beatlesforever Graduate10]

Oh dear. Sending loads of healing energy. Hope rest is enough 🤞

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

thank you!

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

I know the soleus muscle well CBDB. It was the cause of my first visit to the injury couch and the physio after getting carried away at parkrun a few weeks after c25k graduation. The exercises really work .