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charlie horse
Last night i was sleeping and all of a sudden i felt this extreme pain in my calf..it subsided after a minute or so. My mom thinks this is a charlie horse. I wans't in any weird position or anything..and this happened the other night too..what could be the cause of it?
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i am a ballet dancer and i get them very often. i am not sure what causes them but i think it has to do with activity with your legs. stressful activities. but when i get them i almost start crying because it hurts so bad. what i do is reach down to my leg and massage the muscle. it helps.
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When this happens flex your toes up and back (point them toward your knee) this will help stretch the muscle and cause it to relax. If it is a charlie horse or (muscle spasm) it could be happening because you have a vitamin and/or mineral defiecency. Usually potassium-but could be calcium and/or magnesium. Try eating a half of banana every day and drinking more milk.
If you have severe pain when flexing your foot, bearing weight, tenderness in the area with warmth and redness see your Dr right away. This could point to a more serious problem such as a blood clot, infection or pheblitis (inflammation of the veins). Only your Dr. can rule that out and in that case there is nothing you can do but follow his/her treatment plan.
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the same thing happened to me
just stay off it a couple days
its from overwork and undereating
it goes away
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i know what you mean, i had the same thing happen to me it's probbaly because the day before you walked or ran alot, think about what you did the day before and if u waled around for a long time or a ything like that, thats probbaly thr reason, it was for me
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when you get a pain in your calf, try pointing your toes up. the usual reaction is that your muscles contract and make your toes point down, but if you stretch out the muscle that is hurting, it'll feel better :)
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This same thing happend to me awhile ago. It could be caused by a lack of potassium in your diet. Try eating some foods that have high amounts of potassium such as bananas, orange juice,Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Kiwi, Lima beans, Milk, and Oranges
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Kate
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