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Calf & Heel Pain

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Kevin Rail

The calves are the fleshy part of the legs below the knees and have two key muscles. The gastrocnemius is larger muscle and functions to move the foot downward and to bend the knee. It is posterior to, or behind, the soleus, which also moves the foot downward.