To spare you from all these anatomical terms which most commoners might not understand (as well as not knowing what is muscle origin and insertion meanings), I shall simply refer the Soleus as the lower portion of your calf... or simply lower calf...
I shall start off from this common pain (I myself also experienced before) that is felt on the bottom of your foot, or around the heel area... A few of my fellow group ex instructor friends have experienced this before... One of them approached me, and I decide to massage her lower calf instead, and surprisingly it eased the pain.. Most people thought that when there is a pain felt at the heel, they relate it to Plantar Fasciitis; a type of heel pain due to tightness in the foot heel... What they probably might not suspect that it could be the connecting muscle on top (Soleus) could be the culprit.. Simply put it this way; your lower calf (Soleus) muscle is connected to your heel... When the muscle is tight, it will pull and affect the connecting bottom of your foot, and thus causing pain when you walk or move around on foot.
To relieve this tightness, you can get a good sports or deep tissue massage on the lower calf area, or you can also DIY using these methods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xPLnDiGfAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8gtVsuN2to
Also, don't forget to do daily stretching.. Soleus stretch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aWiCZLzRF8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEBa9MFckI
On a last point, don't overlook on the importance of this lower calf (Soleus) area... tightness here can cause back pain! This is because the tightness will cause you to habitually shift your body centre of gravity position and thus resulting in you over activating your back muscles.
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