My lower right calf muscle cramps every time I go for a run. The pain is significant and I can't run and my right leg feels heavy. I do not want to stop walking since I've been making this into a habit.
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since how many days u started the walk? If you start now a days then starting few days their is pain. And try to tie some belts or supportive caps so it is restricts the movement and is benifit to y. do 1 thing just try to dip it let in the hot salt water it will b relief in some way.
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Hi lybrate-user, When cramping starts, it?s time to go to war. The cramps are caused by multiple factors, so you hit them all. As one of my coaches puts it, you don?t call in a sniper to find the one, you call in the bombers to level them all. Across the spectrum of events and athletes, the steps are the same: 1. Reduce intensity: Hide in the pack, stop taking pulls. This will reduce neuromuscular fatigue as well as the heat your producing through muscular work. If you?re by yourself, slow down. It?s better to slow down and avoid a cramp than cramp and stop altogether. 2. Cool down: Douse yourself with water, get into a cooler environment, or go sit in the creek. But if you have to make a choice, put water in you instead of on you. 3. Get more fluids: If you?re drinking sports drinks and/or eating regularly during your ride, you?re risks for hyponatremia are very low. It?s far more likely that additional fluids will help alleviate heat stress. 4. Get more electrolytes: Aim for 700-1000 mg but be sure to consume at least 20 ounces of fluid (one water bottle) with it. For a quick fix at a convenience store, a bottle of V8 will do the trick. 5. Eat/Drink strong flavors: The most recent theory directed at the problem of cramping has to do with disrupting nervous system pathways. Essentially, this theory holds that tastes strong enough and bitter enough can ?reset? the nervous system and thereby mitigate or resolve the issue of a muscle cramp. The consumption of strong, bitter tastes like those of mustard and/or pickle juice are thought to interrupt/reset the neural pathways that induce cramping, thereby preventing cramps or mitigating their severity. The question with this theory is whether the positive effect of bitter flavors is enough to offset the detrimental effects of pushing muscles beyond the point of exhaustion. 6. Get more calories: Although caloric deficiency doesn?t seem to be directly related to muscle cramps, this is a good opportunity to achieve balanced replenishment. 7. Massage: If cramps have you sitting (writhing) by the side of the road, rubbing the affected muscle has been shown to be an effective way to get the involuntary contractions to stop. The treatment for cramping is imprecise, but so is the reality of what?s causing them. And pragmatically we know that reducing the overall stress from exertion, heat, dehydration, and electrolyte imbalance is what gets athletes moving in the right direction, which is forward. Hope this helps. Good Luck. ?reset
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It might be due to less salt in the blood that might be the reason for you to have cramp during the activity. Take good diet which will help to have good muscle bulk and strength, do some warm up exercises before going for walking or running.
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