Development and Evaluation of a Portable Wedge Device for Calf Stretching to Alleviate Strain and Spasms

The calf muscles received a firm, deep-circulation massage with fingertip pressure

Four stretching exercises were performed for twenty minutes, five minutes for each technique, and eight to ten repetitions of each exercise (calf wall stretch, back knee straight, bilateral calf stretches, knees straight, ankle plantarflexion/dorsiflexion)