Charlie Horse?!
Question: I went to bed last night and as I turned to lay flat on my stomach I darn near crushed my fiancee because I had a charlie horse in my left leg. Where do they come from and what do you do to get rid of them?
Answers: I went to bed last night and as I turned to lay flat on my stomach I darn near crushed my fiancee because I had a charlie horse in my left leg. Where do they come from and what do you do to get rid of them?
Charlie Horse (Severe cramping of leg muscles) can be an excruciating pain you will not soon forget.
Unfortunately there is no magic pill to prevent it. Many times it becomes more common as we age or if there may be reduced blood/oxygen flow to the leg muscles (Usually the calf).
When it hits...(almost always when we are in bed)... some people find relief by standing on a cold floor, others by a "Gentle" massage.
I have become fairly good at concentrating on making that muscle relax from its spasm.
No miracle answer.....sorry.
Great question, I always wondered the same thing.
What's a Charlie Horse?
I have been getting them lately also. If you can try and walk it out. Or massage it. I was also told that icy hot or bengay might help.