Very much pain in my soleus muscle while sleeping?

Question

I like to exercise alot, when I run much, my soleus muscle gets tense while i am training like any other muscle. When I go to sleep, sometimes if is accidently press on it, I start feeling a pain ascending in level till it becomes very painfull in my soleus muscle. It takes about 20 seconds then it goes away. How could I prevent that?
Thank you

Answer 1

The obvious answer is not to press on it. However if like me you sleep on your side with one leg crossed over the other it can be tough not to press on something. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, so found a simple egg crate mattress overlay really helps with the soreness. Egg crate because it keeps certain parts of the body off the actual mattress and allows air to circulate.