Written by Frank Beck on May 28, 2019
Here’s Why Your Legs Cramp Up at Night and How to Fix It
Health CareDo you get those awful legs cramp during the night? If you are, then you should read this article and find the reason why this happens. Very often people are confused and did not make a difference between Leg cramps and restless leg syndrome.
The reason for this confusion it’s probably because both conditions appear at night. However you need to know that there is a significant difference. Leg cramps actually appear as a result of fast and unexpected contractions of the muscles in the feet calves and thighs.
They occur at night time when we are fast asleep or in the morning right before we wake up. The pain lasts from a few seconds to few minutes and is extremely fierce.
However even after the pain is gone, if you touch the muscles or accidentally move fast, you may still feel pain because the muscles are still tense. On the other hand the restless leg syndrome makes people feel relaxed when moving the leg and the pain people experience in this case is much weaker than the leg cramps.
Some of them are physical activities injuries pregnancy lack of calcium magnesium potassium kidney or thyroid disease blood circulation problems dehydration and muscle overload. Fortunately there are some natural remedies which of them to use as prevention against Leg cramps.
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