Medically reviewed by Cara Beth Lee, MD There are many different causes of calf pain. It may be directly related to your calf ...

calf muscles don't usually tear completely. This means calf muscle strains should heal with noninvasive treatments rather than surgery. An Achilles tendon rupture, on the other hand, may not ...

Objective: To investigate the acute effects of isolated eccentric and concentric calf muscle exercise on Achilles tendon sagittal thickness. Design: Within-subject, counterbalanced, mixed design.