So ive been walking on the treadmill every night for a week, and always get a burning pain in the back of my left calve and ankle. Tonight it was quite bad so i hadto walk slower. After about 25 minutes it seems to warm up and the pain eases up a bit, but it is so annoying! I was thinking that it could b thr way i walk?
Perhaps it's your shoes. I found I was getting pain in my legs after using the treadmill (in my case, it was both legs, but the pain was more pronounced in my left leg). I bought a really good pair of running shoes and I no longer get any pain.
Look up "homans sign" on google and do it to yourself. Just to rule out the possibility of a blood clot. Can't be careful enough, in my opinion. Given that you don't, it could be your shoes as Tuscany mentioned. Could also be not warming up the muscles/joints enough, not drinking enough water. Make sure to have a good stretching regimen too for post-workout. You could also just have tight muscles or "unbalanced" muscle mass from the other leg.
I sometimes has various pains when I work out. But I've found solutions to minimize the pain.
1) Get a calf and/or an ankle brace and see if that helps.
2) Gua Sha the area after you work out. Gua Sha is a Chinese folk medicine that's similar to massage. It's where you use repeated pressured strokes over lubricated skin with a smooth edge.
Get someone in your household to place baby oil on the area and use something to scrape across it. I usually use an animal horn I bought in China Town.
Look it up on Google. It's really helped me deal with back pain.
3) Use heat patches and wraps. Place them on while you work out and after.
To prepare your legs for walking try at least to mobilise your ankles (some ankle rotations 10 to each side) before your workout and try to stretch your calves as often as possible. Normal footwear with cushion at the heel tends to keep your calves to the front so try to stretch your calves back (stay on the top of a step and put your back heel at the edge of the step and stretch down).
Pain in one leg when walking!!
