Introducing Charley Horse A Type Of Cramp
I always suffer leg cramp, too bad, it is so painful. When you are having a leg cramp, it seems your affected leg is so stiff, and uncontrollable. It strikes anywhere while riding a bus, while watching a movie and at the middle of the night when you unconsciously stretch your leg, cramps follows. You cannot avoid to shout for help. That is why if a person always suffers leg cramp or Charley Horse, it is advisable for that person not swim in a pool or sea for he might encounter leg cramp.
If you experience a leg cramp, it means to say that on that attack there was a sudden uncontrolled contraction of a muscle. This is very bad to feel if it happens at the middle of the evening. I experienced this leg cramp at the middle of the evening, I shouted, I asked for help for it is so pa9nful. The affected part is so stiff. The pain is not a joke. The leg cramps usually attacks at night and you will wake up in pain and struggling to squeeze the painful part that may take less than a minute. What is bad of this is after the cramp, it takes several minutes for the pain to subside.
What must you do to avoid leg cramping? If it is your habit to stretching your body parts, well that is fine for that is how to balance the muscular system. Make sure to stretch slowly and make it as a routinary exercise to avoid leg cramping. Another, make sure to drink lots of water after doing a heavy exercise. After drinking lots of water, refrain doing another strenuous exercise. Dehydrating the self due to exercise must not be ignored. You need to drink water to replace the lost liquid thus; your potassium will not go down to the lowest level making your body weak and muscles under tensions.
What must you do when your leg cramps at night while sleeping? Massage the front foot and pull back your toes. You may also stand straight right away and you will notice the pain slowly subsides. In the day hot compressed the affected area good for 30 minutes. Use a big towel to wrap around it to the affected leg. In case your leg cramping is always occurring, you have to see a doctor to proper diagnose you. Health is wealth.
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I always experience it before, especially when my legs were exposed to cool air from the electric fan while am sleeping. Yes,it is very painful, but it disappears after I try to curl up the foot of the affected leg.
@acelawrtes, That is nice you were able to ease the painful cramp. I also experience this leg cramp in the evening during my deep sleep and when I suddenly stretched my leg. It is not god to stretch legs in few minutes it should be more.I was told by my elder sister to apply omega pain killer to my legs, but I refused for the odor of it is so string that it sticks to my legs and bed hehehe.