File name: Calf Stretching Exercises Pdf
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Learn why calf stretches are important for walking, running, and preventing injuries. Find out how to do calf stretches using a wall, a stick, a foam roller, or a towel. Learn how to stretch your calf muscles with six exercises that can be done at home without equipment. The handouts include detailed instructions, illustrations, and tips for each exercise. Learn how to reduce calf muscle tightness with simple exercises recommended by your surgeon or physiotherapist. Watch a video demonstration and follow the instructions for daily stretching . This exercise will strengthen the calf muscles and ankle joints, but at the bottom of the movement put a stretch through the calves as well. Video: Learn how to reduce calf muscle tightness with simple exercises recommended by your surgeon or physiotherapist. Watch a video demonstration and follow the instructions for daily stretching routine. Your calf muscle is tight. See instructions below for the recommended daily calf stretch. Standing calf stretch Keeping your back knee straight with the heel firmly on the floor and the toes pointing forward, lean towards the wall until a gentle stretch is felt in the calf. Hold for 30 seconds, then repeat twice (Figure 3).