Ultrasound and kinesiotape have been successful. Also arnica topically helps. Staci Marazoni DC > On Apr 29, 2014, at 11:04 PM, "" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted > sender "stretching4life@xxxxxxx" for DMARC) wrote: > > I have a question. What would you suggest a patient do who has pulled or > possibly torn a calf muscle, besides the usual rest, ice, compression and > elevation? We tried EMS and we're going to try acupuncture. Any other > suggestions. The calf is quite swollen and painful and it's a week old. > > Thanks, > > Dr. Ben Griffes