Wednesday, March 24, 2010
This term "charley horse" is from WIKIPEDIA that I have found and I would like to share in here-which is used to describe simple painful muscle cramps in the leg or foot, especially those that follow strenuous exercise. These muscle cramps can have many possible causes including hormonal imbalances, dehydration, low levels of potassium or calcium in the blood, side effects of medication, or, more seriously, diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and neuropathy.They are also a common complaint during pregnancy.
I am experiencing "charley horse" sometimes especially since I get pregnant which I cannot move my leg at all and if I move the pain gets worse, I try to reach my leg without moving it and massage it and eventually I feel better. And this morning when I just suddenly moved my right leg and I felt the pain which is hard to describe and I did try to move but its get more worse which makes me say "oh Lord help me" as it was painful, I did massage it using my right hand and then stopped it and did not move eventually the pain was gone. When I am experiencing it, I waken up my husband and ask him to massage my leg and its get better. I guess I experienced it this morning as I did not put pillow between my legs, because I noticed myself if I have the pillow, I do not experience "charley horse" or leg cramps, I guess tonight, I'll make it sure I have pillow between my legs to avoid leg cramps or "charley horse," I hated it a lot when I am experiencing it!
I am experiencing "charley horse" sometimes especially since I get pregnant which I cannot move my leg at all and if I move the pain gets worse, I try to reach my leg without moving it and massage it and eventually I feel better. And this morning when I just suddenly moved my right leg and I felt the pain which is hard to describe and I did try to move but its get more worse which makes me say "oh Lord help me" as it was painful, I did massage it using my right hand and then stopped it and did not move eventually the pain was gone. When I am experiencing it, I waken up my husband and ask him to massage my leg and its get better. I guess I experienced it this morning as I did not put pillow between my legs, because I noticed myself if I have the pillow, I do not experience "charley horse" or leg cramps, I guess tonight, I'll make it sure I have pillow between my legs to avoid leg cramps or "charley horse," I hated it a lot when I am experiencing it!
Labels: charley horse, health, leg cramps, leg pain
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Then somebody told me that the best thing to do for cramp is to exercise the muscle, it stops it seizing up. So after that if I felt the pain coming I would just leap up and start walking about and it works, the pain subsides.