Just about everyone will experience a muscle cramp sometime in life. It can happen while exercising, at rest, or even duirng sleep. Sometimes the slightest movement that shortens a muscle can trigger a cramp. Learn about the cause, treatment and prevention of these annoying (and sometimes painful) involuntary muscle contractions.
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Muscle cramps are one of my biggest fears in life they hurt to bad after playn basket ball to do I took a shower and did some studyn and guess wat baaam I cought I terrible cramp in my thigh it was horrible I think I feel another one comming pray for me yall
I get muscle cramps sometimes but last Sat. it was the worst pain ever. I find that it only goes away if I massage my leg for 30 min. which seems like forever.
if you have a leg cramp or hip cramps, reach for your big toe and pull it straight up until you can straighten your leg
Eat more bananas – or take supplementary magnesium and potassium (but don’t over-do it)
I’ve been getting cramps in my calves for a number of years when I get to about 2 or 3 miles in my run. I’ve tried a lot of things to help but nothing seems to work. Perhaps it is the medication I am on ( tegretol and lamictal) as I am epileptic. The part I’m always surprised at is when I run 10, 15, 20 miles in hot weather training for a marathon it has never been a problem.
whenever i get leg cramps they hurt soo much. and they dont go away for hours no matter what i do. one day it hough i got one, but it turns out i currently have a torn(and flipped) meniscus. im going in for surgery sometime soon. pray for me! :-p
My husband woke up with a painful leg cramp in his calf that lasted for about 15 min. I felt helpless, so I quickly grabbed the computer and searched for help. A nurse on a website suggested to do acupressure. Gently pinch the area below your nose for about 1-2 min. She said it works 90% of the time. My husband tried it and I worked! Now I need to research some prevention!