Case Studies

Calf Muscle Pain

Practitioner: Nick Haley, Podiatrist and Doug Claridge, Physiotherapist

Practice:  Feet n Motion Podiatry, Christchurch, New Zealand and Motus Russley, Christchurch, New Zealand

The calf muscle is made up of the soleus, gastrocnemius and plantaris muscles (tricepts surae). They join together at the Achilles tendon and insert into the calcaneus. Calf muscle strain is a common injury. In this case, on examination and assessment the patient was diagnosed with a different condition where calf muscle pain was a contributing factor.