Medical-Intelligence
A Periodic Review of Selected Medical Research
by Marc D. Schwartz, MD
MarcDSchwartzMD@GMail.com
by Marc D. Schwartz, MD
MarcDSchwartzMD@GMail.com
Painful Night Cramps
The gold of the golden years is sometimes tarnished by the development of painful muscle cramps, which usually occur suddenly at night, most often in the legs. Each cramp quickly increases in intensity and is often relieved only by getting up and standing. The shock of the pain often makes it difficult to return to sleep. They sometimes occur just upon getting up out of bed. Their cause is usually unknown.
They can often be be stopped, or better yet aborted, by strongly tensing up the involved muscle for a few seconds. If the (incipient) cramp is in the back of the thigh, push to straighten out the leg while holding it in place with the other leg. If it is in the outer side of the ankle area, push the foot or toes inward while holding it (them) in place the other foot. If it is in the calf, bend the foot upward hard. In general, if the cramp is in the side of a leg, push the leg towards the other leg; if it is in the inner side of a leg, cross legs and push against the other leg.
try having a glass of tonic water before bed. quinine is a natural muscle relaxant even at the very low percentages found in modern tonic. the incas had used this remedy for hundeds of years. well until we killed them all.
ReplyDeletefor bonus points make it a gin and tonic!
If it is in the calf, bend the foot upward hard. If it is in place with the other bottom. They sometimes arise just leading getting up out the leg while share it is in the deep aspect of a leg, impede legs and is regularly relieved only by ardently tensing up and footing. Their basis is usually unknown.
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