Sunday, December 5, 2010

Night cramps

Mollie wrote: “I’m hanging out for cramps info. I am getting terrible ones, especially at night and on waking, especially with sudden movements of legs, and even hands and fingers. Can it be just because I’m getting old? Wearing different, not so comfortable shoes for a day of training seems to exacerbate them.”

Well Mollie, cramps do tend to occur more frequently with age. Lot’s of people do suffer night cramps, so you would think that there would be a whole lot more on the topic.

The Mayo Clinic can describe night cramps [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/night-leg-cramps/MY00410] but offer no solution, and a British site [http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Cramps-in-the-Leg.htm] gives some tips to reduce night cramps. Oh yes, and stick to comfy shoes.

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