Talk:Gastrocnemius muscle

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Contents 1 Injuries 2 Tear 3 Role in knee flexion? 4 Ethmology

[edit] Injuries

Gastrocnemius muscle: what about the injures? When I strained that muscle playing soccer, I was told I should eat bananas and drink plenty of water before I play to reduce the chance of straining that muscle. Why does this work? Or does it not work? -Unknown

[edit] Tear

My doctor told me I had a gastrocnemius tear in my right leg. I did this playing softball going from second to third. He said no more softball this year. He said it was so swollen that there was some internal bleeding. I am suppose to take aleve 2 times a day and if it doesnt get better, then I will need some therapy. He also said to put heat two times a day on it. Is there anything that I can do to speed the process and make sure I will not reinjure it? Steve

I have exactly the same problem. In my right leg aswell. Im frightend im going to die or something :( What is aleve? - Worried 15 year old. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.141.197.30 (talk) 16:16, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Role in knee flexion?

I recall reading somewhere that the gastrocnemius was a synergiest in knee flexion. This seems to make sense since unlike the soleus it does attach above the knee joint. Thus, whether you're plantar or dorsiflexing during something like leg/knee curls would have some effect upon its ability to contribute, and thus affect overall strength. I don't see it mentioned in the article though. If I find where that was mentioned I'll see if its sources are citeable for this article. Tyciol (talk) 11:00, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ethmology

Does anybody know the origin of the name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Napneto (talk • contribs) 15:10, 1 April 2008 (UTC)