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ok get an electric heating pad and turn it on high , put it in a big ziplock bag. Take a towel and soak it in hot water and wring it out. Fold it up to the size of the heating pad and palce on top of the ziplock bag. Lay down with the area causing the spasm on the pad. Take two pillows and place under your knees. Your legs need to be higher than your heart.
Go to sleep.
Go to sleep.
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How long has this been going on?
How did it start? Did you exercise? Walk long distance?
Something you could try (always worked for me) is to take a little table salt 1/8-1/4 teaspoon.. and put it under your tongue. Let it dissolve and swallow it. It's nasty tasting but it does help muscle cramps.
I would see a dr if it doesn't clear up in the next day or so.
PM me if you need more info.
How did it start? Did you exercise? Walk long distance?
Something you could try (always worked for me) is to take a little table salt 1/8-1/4 teaspoon.. and put it under your tongue. Let it dissolve and swallow it. It's nasty tasting but it does help muscle cramps.
I would see a dr if it doesn't clear up in the next day or so.
PM me if you need more info.
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Foot and Leg Cramps
If there’s one thing to be said about foot and leg cramps it’s simply that they’re not very subtle. They’ll really get your attention. So what causes the foot and leg to cramp? Let’s take a closer look.
Muscle cramps can be broken down into three main categories.
Ischemic
Metabolic
Biomechanical
Ischemia is the term used to describe a situation when there is insufficient circulation to tissue. When blood flow to a muscle is inadequate, the muscle will cramp. The pain that accompanies the cramp prompts us to walk or rub the cramp which in turn results in increased circulation. Ischemic cramping typically occurs at night and is called nocturnal claudication. Muscle cramping due to ischemia can also occur with exercise and is called intermittent claudication. Doctors will often ask patients with poor circulation to describe how far they can walk before the cramp and will use this as a measure of their peripheral vascular disease.
The most common metabolic deficiency that causes foot and leg cramping is low potassium. Hypokalemia (low potassium) can result from over exercise, use of diuretics (water pills) and a host of other reasons. Potassium is one of the two primary molecules that controls how our muscles work. In addition to potassium, sodium works to initiate muscle contraction and an imbalance or lack of these two salts will result in cramping
Biomechanics is the science of how the body moves. The biomechanics of walking and running is quite complex. The act of walking is a finely tuned symphony of brain messages and muscle contraction. If an imbalance is found in muscle groups and one group is forced to work too much, muscle cramping can occur. Muscle cramping happens often in the foot as evidenced by a cramp of the big toe or calf. As with ischemic cramping, we will be forced to walk off the cramp and in this case affecting the biomechanics. Biomechanical cramping can be helped with supportive shoes and arch supports.
Cramping can often be a sign of a more serious health problems and usually means that a trip to your family doctor may be in order. We recommend you visit your physician should you have any questions regarding cramping.
If there’s one thing to be said about foot and leg cramps it’s simply that they’re not very subtle. They’ll really get your attention. So what causes the foot and leg to cramp? Let’s take a closer look.
Muscle cramps can be broken down into three main categories.
Ischemic
Metabolic
Biomechanical
Ischemia is the term used to describe a situation when there is insufficient circulation to tissue. When blood flow to a muscle is inadequate, the muscle will cramp. The pain that accompanies the cramp prompts us to walk or rub the cramp which in turn results in increased circulation. Ischemic cramping typically occurs at night and is called nocturnal claudication. Muscle cramping due to ischemia can also occur with exercise and is called intermittent claudication. Doctors will often ask patients with poor circulation to describe how far they can walk before the cramp and will use this as a measure of their peripheral vascular disease.
The most common metabolic deficiency that causes foot and leg cramping is low potassium. Hypokalemia (low potassium) can result from over exercise, use of diuretics (water pills) and a host of other reasons. Potassium is one of the two primary molecules that controls how our muscles work. In addition to potassium, sodium works to initiate muscle contraction and an imbalance or lack of these two salts will result in cramping
Biomechanics is the science of how the body moves. The biomechanics of walking and running is quite complex. The act of walking is a finely tuned symphony of brain messages and muscle contraction. If an imbalance is found in muscle groups and one group is forced to work too much, muscle cramping can occur. Muscle cramping happens often in the foot as evidenced by a cramp of the big toe or calf. As with ischemic cramping, we will be forced to walk off the cramp and in this case affecting the biomechanics. Biomechanical cramping can be helped with supportive shoes and arch supports.
Cramping can often be a sign of a more serious health problems and usually means that a trip to your family doctor may be in order. We recommend you visit your physician should you have any questions regarding cramping.
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Papaya juice.
gets rid of the lactic acid build up.
gets rid of the lactic acid build up.
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I pmed you. Remember.. Lots of water. You can never go wrong with water.
I pmed you. Remember.. Lots of water. You can never go wrong with water.
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Me too
I too can sympathise, bloody painful isn't it, but if this is a new thing, that is you haven't suffered cramps before this bout, rapid response trip to the doctor is essential.
My leg/foot cramps have been coming and going for years, poor circulation is the most likely cause of mine.
I find excercise is the only real relief, if I'm having a bad week of cramps the old bicycle gets an extra mile or two, cycling is very good at relieving leg cramps as long as it isn't overdone.
I cycle a fair bit anyway to keep in trim, but I tend to be a fair weather cyclist, it don't get used much in winter.
pops...........
I too can sympathise, bloody painful isn't it, but if this is a new thing, that is you haven't suffered cramps before this bout, rapid response trip to the doctor is essential.
My leg/foot cramps have been coming and going for years, poor circulation is the most likely cause of mine.
I find excercise is the only real relief, if I'm having a bad week of cramps the old bicycle gets an extra mile or two, cycling is very good at relieving leg cramps as long as it isn't overdone.
I cycle a fair bit anyway to keep in trim, but I tend to be a fair weather cyclist, it don't get used much in winter.
pops...........
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Drink three 8 oz glasses now, woman. All the other ideas seem sound, including calling first thing in the morning to get checked out by a pro.freakygurl said:
You might have a magnesium deficiency. My roommate just got tests back from the doctor.. she's been complaining about the same symptoms as you've got (all over her body though), and had some blood tests and stuff done last week...
maybe go have that checked out.
Drink some milk, calcium helps the anchoring of muscles to bones, and might have something to do with it.
Have a hot bath.
maybe go have that checked out.
Drink some milk, calcium helps the anchoring of muscles to bones, and might have something to do with it.
Have a hot bath.
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vixenshe said:
I agree with all of this except.. WARM bath.. not hot. heat is good.. but to hot can do more damage than good.
Trust me.. I've been dealing with these all my life. It's a hereditary condition.
I pmed her the instructions from my massage therapist. Who just happens to be here for my weekly massage. Now that she is set up and ready.. I'm off to get naked and rubbed
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Swing? 
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Damn.. those 15 minutes just aren't long enough.
LL.. you should do those exercises a couple of times a day. Just make sure you aren't causing more pain. If you do, then stop. They are meant to stretch and relieve pain.. not cause more.
LL.. you should do those exercises a couple of times a day. Just make sure you aren't causing more pain. If you do, then stop. They are meant to stretch and relieve pain.. not cause more.
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I would definately recommend the milk/calcuim trick. It is easy enough to go to the fridge and eat some yogurt, cheese, or drink a glass of milk.
The way I understand it (and this is my job to understand and explain it), your bones and muscles will fight for the same thing. Bones are the storage location for calcium. Your muscles use the stuff. But...the bones are mostly made up of it and will "fight" your muscles for this oh-so-important item when your body is low. When you have cramps, the "fight" has occurred and your bones have won.
There are many different causes of cramps, but this is one of the most common ones. And one of the easiest to fix. AND, unfortunately, it is often ignored until you, as a grandma, have a hip fracture. What fun that is!!!! Or some nice spinal wedging. oh yeah--hump back is the in-look for older folks who have stayed malnourished most of their lives. (although medicine is making some awesome advances in treating this, i would not count on a cure by the time I am there. Prevention is wayyyyy better.)
Now, is everybody thirsty for a glass of milk or a serving of greens or a tasty Viactiv? Let's all head into the kitchen together....
(I like to keep a container of Viactivs on my desk at work. I get the little old folks who come in complaining of their charley-horses and I give them 5. Tell them to take one each day for a few days. Just a freebie from me. You would not BELIEVE how many can come back to me telling me thank you or sent me cards or called. Yup. I should be a drug rep for that company. The stuff sells reallllly well over near my old office. Sigh..I already miss so many of those folks. Gotta follow the money though.)
One more thing..... (Sorry...it is always my habit to go on and on and on...)
If you are taking a calcium supplement, don't bother with the 1000mg pills. They are not better than the 500mg or 300mg.
Your body can only absorb around 300 mg's into the system at any given time. This is why there is a recommended number of servings for dairy products. If you do this with each meal or one Viactive in the am and one at bed time with your diet making up the rest that is needed --around 1200-1500/person/day--you should be cool. For relief of thos painful leg spasms, it usually takes around 3 days for them to stop.
The way I understand it (and this is my job to understand and explain it), your bones and muscles will fight for the same thing. Bones are the storage location for calcium. Your muscles use the stuff. But...the bones are mostly made up of it and will "fight" your muscles for this oh-so-important item when your body is low. When you have cramps, the "fight" has occurred and your bones have won.
There are many different causes of cramps, but this is one of the most common ones. And one of the easiest to fix. AND, unfortunately, it is often ignored until you, as a grandma, have a hip fracture. What fun that is!!!! Or some nice spinal wedging. oh yeah--hump back is the in-look for older folks who have stayed malnourished most of their lives. (although medicine is making some awesome advances in treating this, i would not count on a cure by the time I am there. Prevention is wayyyyy better.)
Now, is everybody thirsty for a glass of milk or a serving of greens or a tasty Viactiv? Let's all head into the kitchen together....
(I like to keep a container of Viactivs on my desk at work. I get the little old folks who come in complaining of their charley-horses and I give them 5. Tell them to take one each day for a few days. Just a freebie from me. You would not BELIEVE how many can come back to me telling me thank you or sent me cards or called. Yup. I should be a drug rep for that company. The stuff sells reallllly well over near my old office. Sigh..I already miss so many of those folks. Gotta follow the money though.)
One more thing..... (Sorry...it is always my habit to go on and on and on...)
If you are taking a calcium supplement, don't bother with the 1000mg pills. They are not better than the 500mg or 300mg.
Your body can only absorb around 300 mg's into the system at any given time. This is why there is a recommended number of servings for dairy products. If you do this with each meal or one Viactive in the am and one at bed time with your diet making up the rest that is needed --around 1200-1500/person/day--you should be cool. For relief of thos painful leg spasms, it usually takes around 3 days for them to stop.
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