It hurts in the back of my leg, on the calf. It started hurting yesterday around one, and didn't hurt this morning, but soon started hurting again. Its a muscular pain.
2007-03-07 09:35:37 · 6 answers · asked by cihfwt 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Could be muscle pain caused by over use. Try stretching it by extending that leg backward w/ your heel on ground & other knee bent as in a lunge. Also, eat more potassium found in banannas, and quinine found in tonic water. Clinical research shows potassium & quinine are used to prevent muscle cramping.
2007-03-07 09:57:36 · answer #1 · answered by J Doe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
See a massage therapist
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 (natural muscle relaxers) 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, (if this does not do it you probably need a chiropractor as well) 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.
2007-03-07 15:17:29 · answer #2 · answered by Keko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you do any stainous sports yesterday? If that is the case then you should probaly streach out before doing anything. Are you taking anything for the pain such as Ibprofen because that can help you releave your symptoms or take any pain releaver that you usually take. Maybe you pulled a muscle? It's hard to say without more information about this. There are more questions to be asked such as are you limping? You could just go to the doctor or you could go to this website listed at the bottom for you. They give such great medical advice, it's like going to the doctor's but you don't have to leave home. So heres the address listed below:
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2007-03-07 09:59:17 · answer #3 · answered by greenburg603 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Eat bananas..or in take potassium in some form. If you haven't done anything to it to make it hurt this should take care of it. If not go see doc
2007-03-07 09:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by tabby_tigger 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sounds like vaginal cramps...get some midol
2007-03-07 10:14:00 · answer #5 · answered by VagisilWipes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
potassium and CALCIUM will help.
2007-03-07 09:49:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋