Gastrocnemius vs. Soleus Injuries: What’s the Difference?
- Luke Nelson
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💥 Gastrocnemius vs. Soleus Injuries: What’s the Difference? 🐮
Calf pain? Not all injuries are the same! Here are some ways to differentiate between an injury to the gastrocnemius versus the soleus. 🏃♂️⚡
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Green B, McClelland JA, Semciw AI, Schache AG, McCall A, Pizzari T. The Assessment, Management and Prevention of Calf Muscle Strain Injuries: A Qualitative Study of the Practices and Perspectives of 20 Expert Sports Clinicians. Sports Med Open. 2022 Jan 15;8(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s40798-021-00364-0. PMID: 35032233; PMCID: PMC8761182.
Green, B., Lin, M., Schache, A.G., McClelland, J.A., Semciw, A.I., Rotstein, A., Cook, J. and Pizzari, T., 2020. Calf muscle strain injuries in elite Australian Football players: A descriptive epidemiological evaluation. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 30(1), pp.174-184.
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