Worried about the pain. Please give insight.?

Question

Short and sweet.

Every once in awhile I'll wake from sleeping and have an unbearable pain in my forearm and elbow. It's almost indescribable... it's sort of like a cramp, but more on the throbbing muscle ache side of things... it sort of feels as if my muscle is going to burst. I rub it, but that never works. I eventually fall back asleep, wake up, and it's gone.

I also get sharp pain in the heel of my foot like someone is stabbing me with a dull object that is still able to penetrate the skin. I look at my heel, and no marks are there, so it's not a spider bite or anything like that. This also happens while I'm sleeping.

Any ideas or theories would be great.

Answer 1

your foot may be caused by the disorder, plantar fascia

Answer 2

For both work with a chiropractor and massage therapist and the principles in the book (bottom)

The other muscles (other than head) will stand more pressure.

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

it could be that you pulled a muscle while you were sleeping if it keeps happening i would go to the doctor and get his opinion on it.

Answer 4

i have the same problem myself sometimes when i strech my leg a certin way when i'm lying down it dosn't happen verry often but when it does it's horrable