Why is my leg hurting so bad?

Question

I just woke up on saturday and my leg really hurt, it felt like a muscle strain type thing but i didn't do any excericse the day before. i can't keep it straight and it hurts unless i sleep with it in a particular position.
Anyone have a clue why it's hurting me?

It's still hurting today =[

The position i sleep in is on my left side with my leg bent...it' kind of hard to describe

Answer 1

Charlie horse

This is the first place your body targets when you are dehydrated. Drink lots of water! I recommend purified water and mineral water mixed 50/50. The mineral water is going to put back into the muscles what they are losing on a daily basis.

I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day. Realize that exercise, ambient temperature, and state of health affect the water needs of your body. One tip for athletes: it is healthier to drink a sports drink or water than fruit juice, soda, coffee, or milk during competition or active training periods.

In the evening take a hot bath with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts and soak for 30 minutes. Afterwards , if you have something shaped like a cylinder and made out of hard material (think of a large rolling pin you would use for pizza dough or something) place it under your leg and push down and roll it back and forth...this should massage the spasms out of your leg. It will hurt while you're doing it, but more so the type of pain that actually feels good, in the long run.

Answer 2

Muscles like ropes are made of many fibers or strands. If some of the individual fibers that work in combination to make the muscle strong are not relaxing they bulk up in the middle and are stretched thin on the ends which results in the appearance of "knots" they are the tender spots. The muscles that effect headaches can come from as far away as the lower back and include shoulders, arms, neck and head causing a cascade effect. So a massage (professional if possible) will help.
Specific to the leg - run your hand lengthwise down the section of leg that hurts. You will find tender spots these are the knots described above. Apply pressure to this area in a similar motion just over the length of the knot - it will take many sessions of doing this once or twice per session to get the muscle to relax.
Specific to the head - at the base of the skull where it connects to the spine there is a ridge in an upsidedown V like shape - press in and up to the count of three, three times to help relax the muscles there. All through the hair scratch lightly the head you will find tender spots those are knots (rub the rest of the head) the idea is to go over them semi frequently until they are gone.
General - Muscles need magnisium (regulates many things) and potassium - both can be found in bananas or molasses (a swig or two)
Hydrate with any nonsugar (even the substitutes) liquids - quantity = your body weight divided by 2 times ounces daily. The head of neurology (10 years ago) at UCDavis told my husband that running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil - there will be problems.

Answer 3

This sounds like a muscle retrection can u go to an out off hrs surgury they can give u a relaxant for the muscle, deep heat may help until u are able to see a doc, get well soon

Answer 4

You said it hurts unless you sleep with it in a certain positiion. What position makes it feel better?

Answer 5

It sounds like cramp. Check the web for advice.

Answer 6

you may have a muscle cramp while you were asleep and now that you are awake, you feel the pain.

Answer 7

if its for no reason get it checked there could be many reasons for this good luck

Answer 8

perhaps you kicked the bucket last night