| Re: Calf Cramps
NYRides <NewYorkRides@optonline.net> wrote:
> Does anybody have a quick fix for these? They happen to me in only
> occasionally, in the middle of the night, but it seems the potential is
> there EVERY night. I think the cause might be long rides followed by going
I get the occasional cramp in my hamstrings, generally following long
exertion in hot weather. (Got them in both legs simultaneously once in a
precarious bivouac on a mountain--now THAT'S misery!)
My reading on the subject suggests that the causes may be exertion,
dehydration, and electrolyte imbalance. To avoid cramps: drink up, drink
sports drinks, warm up, warm down, eat bananas. Milk? I haven't heard
that one, but it can't hurt.
Once you get the cramps, the usual therapy is to gently stretch the
muscle and hold it in the stretched position until the cramp passes.
Gentle massage/pressure on the cramp site may also help.
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