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Quoted message said:Intense pain in the calves ..please help !
My brother is about 50 years old.
All of a sudden he is getting a lot of pain in his calves. Not sure if
it is because of the winter cold or just general stress.
He is normal in most ways. Maybe a little bad cholesterol and
borderline on glucose/diabetes. No major problems.
Tina,
We have no idea how much if any running/walking/exercise that your
brother is doing/not doing.
If diabetes, there may be claudication of the arteries in his legs.
Poor circulatiion can be an issue contributing to the pain.
Remember that diabetes can be controlled and full active lives lived.
If one is not monitoring the issues that contribute to the pancreas not
being able to produce insulin then there are many problems that
develop.
With poor circulation, the problems of the healing of minor cuts,
blisters can lead to serious leg problems from major infections to
amputation.
Your comment "no major problems" raises the question: "How do you or
your brother or his other family members know there are no major
problems?"
If it's just a muscle problem you can have him massage out his own
calves. Check out http://www.mindfulness.com/of1.asp
Google: "gontang" calf calves and you'll find some of my folklore on
Calves and calf muscles problems.
In health and on the run,
Ozzie Gontang
Director, San Diego Marathon Clinic, est. 1975
Maintainer - rec.running FAQ
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/running-faq/
Mindful Running:
http://www.mindfulness.com/mr.asp
