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From: ron@eed092.UUCP (ron tribble )
Newsgroups: sci.med
Subject: Re: Nocturnal Leg Cramps
Message-ID: <102@eed092.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-Oct-86 15:47:23 EDT
Article-I.D.: eed092.102
Posted: Wed Oct 22 15:47:23 1986
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Organization: Ford EED, Dearborn Michigan
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Summary: i get 'em too!




	night craps in the legs are no stranger to me...  the only thing i
	have found that works well for me is to GET UP nad walk around
	until the pain stops.  if i'm not too tired i will stay up
	and read or watch tv for an hour or two and then go back to bed.
	if the pain was or is bad i pay my wife the honor of not going back
	to our bed so that i can get into a different condition and not
	wake her up all night with tossing and turning.

	the origin of the problem was a sking accident i had in high school
	that resulted in tendon and muscle damage to both knees.  the usual
	route for pain to occur is unusual stress on the knees and/or
	extreme weather changes that cause pain in the knees anywhere
	from a dull ache to (rarely) sharp shooting pains.  this pain causes
	the leg muscles to stiffen and i end up with cramps.

	i reccomend two things for this.
	1) sleep in a different place or position.
	2) SCOTCH!

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