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Easy Tips to Prevent/Control Night Leg Cramps

May 14, 2009


Leg cramp at night is more terrific than a mere nightmare; in nightmare you would wake up with the feeling of discerning terror but in case of sudden occurrence of leg cramps you will wake up with terrible pain and muscular jerk in your feet. The ailment might be minor in duration, however, it can completely stop the movement capacity of the affected person for some moments and triggers the elevation of stress level as it distorts normal sleep pattern at random rate.

This type of muscle contractions are observed more in legs with the muscles in joints like in calf muscle [joint of knee and ankle], quadriceps, and in hamstring [joint of knee and hip] as legs are more vulnerable for leg cramps.

However, medical consultation is necessary to find out the major reason behind this problem and adequate treatment can cure the complication.

Excessive exercise or over exposure to sun causes lot more sweating and elimination of natural salt form body. Depletion of electrolyte could result in muscular spasm. This problem can be rectified by some dietary regulations like increased intake of fluid, consumption of banana, potatoes, tender coconut, and dairy products like yogurt or milk.

Those who are suffering from leg cramps at night should consume one tablespoon of honey finally before going to bed. The intake of honey will decrease the chance of muscle contraction occurrence at night.

A warm water bath before retiring to bed is highly recommended as self-treatment in natural prevention process of leg cramps at night. Alternative, hot and cold compress also helps curing this painful, unpredictable muscular jerk at night.

Rubbing ice pack at the time of leg cramping provides immediate relief from the pain of muscle contraction.

Before sleeping you should consume one glassful moderate cold water to complete the hydration level of body at night .It helps actively in controlling the problem of leg cramps at night.


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