He dropped everything and we zipped off to the doctor who diagnosed me with gastrocnemius muscle tear. In layman’s terms, that meant I’d torn my calf muscle.

These hamstring and gastrocnemius muscles flex ... in the back of your knee while walking can improve after a few minutes if it's caused by early-stage arthritis or mild muscle or tendon injury.

The Celtics say Smart was diagnosed with a Grade 1 tear of his left medial gastrocnemius following an MRI Sunday morning. The gastrocnemius is the chief muscle of the calf, which flexes the knee ...

A study of NCAA Division I football players revealed persistent atrophy in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years after ACL reconstruction despite full return to play. “Our findings ...

Ultrasound Treatment For Hurt Muscles May Feel Good, But Doesn't Promote Healing, Study Suggests Date: April 13, 2004 Source: Ohio State University ...

In this study, we examined the ability of an allogenically sourced DMM that retains physical and chemical cues to repair a medium 1 × 1 cm and a large 1.5 × 1 cm defect in the rat gastrocnemius ...

Background: The reason for the higher incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury from non-contact mechanisms in female athletes is not known. Stability of the joint from dynamic restraints occurs ...