Injury clinic: Calf strain

Where’s the pain?

A sharp instant pain that occurs during landing, jumping or running normally indicates a calf strain. It occurs in the muscle on the back of the leg between the ankle and the knee. Often, as it is instantaneous, players feel they have been shot or kicked on the back of leg at the moment the strain occurs.

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