For a couple years now, I have been able to control this pain in my foot. If I stretch out my foot (mostly toes) and then push them slightly down with my muscles, my foot will freeze in that position and it becomes very painful. Sometimes, my foot will just go into this position without me making it. Is this some sort of condition, can I prevent it?
jj_u_i_c_y answered Tuesday March 14 2006, 8:10 pm: well sometimes when i flex or point my foot to hard my toes curl. this happens when you dont have enough potasium in your body. try to eat a lot of bananas, see if it helps. [ jj_u_i_c_y's advice column | Ask jj_u_i_c_y A Question ]
vermillion26 answered Tuesday March 14 2006, 7:33 pm: This is just a muscle cramp, everybody gets them. Sometimes you might get them in your calf. Its nothing to worry about. Muscle cramps are usually a result of overworking the muscle or growing. In terms of prevention, you can eat the following:
water
calcium (milk, broccoli, etc.)
sodium (salt, although salt has negative effects on your body when taken in large amounts, so you might not want to eat a lot of it)
potassium (bananas)
Other than that, there isn't really much you can do. They get less frequent as you get older. They are extremely painful, but shouldn't last very long. Hope I helped.
Siren_Cytherea answered Tuesday March 14 2006, 7:33 pm: That has happened to me, usually when my feet are cold, or I'm stretching. It's a muscle spasm.
You can prevent it by making sure you don't overstretch, and keep your feet relaxed when you do stretch. Also, keep your feet warm.
This at least sounds like what has happened to me, and since I've done all this (been careful about stretching, kept my feet warm) I haven't had another muscle spasm.
Good luck!
-Siren =) [ Siren_Cytherea's advice column | Ask Siren_Cytherea A Question ]
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