Just doing a poll about how many people get charlie horses and how severe they are. Feel free to IM me
2007-02-15 08:55:18 · 8 answers · asked by footcrampmassage 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
YES , YOU MAY NEED TO DRINK ORANGE JUICE OR EAT BANANAS , YOU ARE PROBABLY LACKING POTASSIUM WITHIN YOUR DIET, ALSO TRY TO WALK THEM OUT YOUR HIT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR FOOT LIGHTLY!
2007-02-15 08:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've gotten a charlie horse about 10 times in my lifetime. Every time I got them, they have been SEVERE! I can feel it "coming on" so to speak, and I try to prepare myself for the pain that's about to come. I will stand up and stretch my leg out as straight as I can and hold it there. I've been able to prevent the charlie horse from coming on a few times by doing that. Other times, I get them in the middle of the night so I actually wake up with the charlie horse. In that case, I just have to take the pain. That's my experience. Hope it helps you out. Good luck.
2007-02-19 13:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by Kristy ♪♫♪ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magnesium and potassium
found in bananas and molasses (swig)
There is a book that teaches about muscles, pain and referred pain anywhere in the body. The principle is that the muscles get knots called trigger points which make the muscles tight that then press on nerves. It teaches how to get them to release which gets rid of the pain.
The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies.
I also use a chiropractor and massage therapist as needed.
2007-02-15 22:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually get thes about three to four times a week. They are so bad that lots of time I will fall in the floor or have to get out of bed. Then the next day my legs are sore and I cant hardly walk on them.
2007-02-15 17:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by karen v 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are getting charlie horses more than likely your potassium is low. Try eating more foods that are high in potassium like broccoli or bananas.
2007-02-19 16:33:22 · answer #5 · answered by j_z_256 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband used to get leg cramps every night. We read in a column in our local newspaper about putting a bar of bath soap under the bottom sheet on the bed--sounds crazy --he did it and the leg cramps stopped.
2007-02-15 17:04:53 · answer #6 · answered by ra63 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sometimes I get them after my soccer games when I don't stretch properly prior to the game but if I stretch properly then I don't usually get them.
2007-02-15 17:05:25 · answer #7 · answered by aka goddess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
occasionally
2007-02-15 17:13:53 · answer #8 · answered by juneaulady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋