I get these cramps in my right calf muscle and found I'm doing it when I'm dreaming of doing something athletic and wake to find I'm flexing my foot in my sleep. Have you ever heard of this? What causes this? Why just the right leg?
2007-03-05 05:10:21 · 7 answers · asked by ? 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yep to lousy mattress, pressure problems, walking for exercize, and am taking potasium just in case.
2007-03-05 05:19:36 · update #1
sounds like RLS.. (restless leg syndrome) I did this for years, and I'm not sure why you do it but with like proper matresses adn therapies and sometimes medication you can totally fix it.. Right lteg could have to do with how you sleep ( what side you put pressure on)
Here's a link on it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless_leg_syndrome
Her'es another condition thats similar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_myoclonus
2007-03-05 05:12:46 · answer #1 · answered by hanntastic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
PERHAPS YOU ARE POTASSIUM DEFICIENT? I KNOW THAT'LL CAUSE CRAMPING LIKE THAT. OTHERWISE, I HAVE SEEN THIS MENTIONED IN A NEWSPAPER COLUMN (DR. GOTT) SEVERAL TIMES AND PEOPLE ARE PUTTING A BAR OF SOAP AT THE FOOT OF THEIR BED AND IT CURES LEG CRAMPS. NOBODY CAN EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY IT WORKS, BUT APPARENTLY IT DOES. (I'VE SEEN IT MANY, MANY, TIMES). SO IF YOU ARE GETTING ENOUGH POTASSIUM, THEN I WOULD SUGGEST TRYING THE SOAP TRICK. (ANY KINDA SOAP WILL DO...) JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THE WRAPPER AND PUT IT UNDER THE BOTTOM SHEET AT THE FOOT OF THE BED.
PRETTY CHEAP TRICK, AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOOSE?
GOOD LUCK!!
2007-03-05 13:24:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Muscle cramps can be caused by a potassium deficiency. Make sure you are getting enough of that in your diet. If it keeps up, you may want to talk to your doctor about it, just so you can rest better.
2007-03-05 13:15:29 · answer #3 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
caramps means contractions in fasiculs muscles in body. water and eclectrolytes deficency in body cause sudden cramps,especillay sodium deficen cause cramps in legs,ribs n sometimes sholuder. so whenever u felt cramps in ur legs ribs, take i glass of water n 1 pinch of table salt. it will definetely relief u from cramps. i had experinced n reliefed from it.
2007-03-05 13:19:52 · answer #4 · answered by smart galaxy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tight soleus and gastrocnemius muscles (the calf). When you point your toes, you're shortening those muscles and if they are tight they will cramp.
See massage therapist.
2007-03-05 13:14:49 · answer #5 · answered by Kahlo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i get that if i do a lot of walking do you do to much walking?
2007-03-05 13:15:28 · answer #6 · answered by sukis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
COULD BE "RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME"
ALSO YOUR DREAMS COULD BE BRINGING THIS ON, AND IT CAN HAPPEN WITH ANY LEG OF YOURS, YOU COULD BE LOW ON POTASSIUM!
2007-03-05 13:27:37 · answer #7 · answered by Swm 39 4 Younger Swf Forever 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋