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Linken@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• P1k1e@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Oh God, thank you so much for this

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  • thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    you basically just want to stretch whichever muscle is seizing up. if it’s your calf you want to pull on your toes.

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    • P1k1e@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I usually just try and relax it before the cramp hits critical mass. Stretching is always a “it’s stuck” response

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      • thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        it happens to me so infrequently that i don’t usually catch on to what’s happening until it’s too late 😅.

        basically ruins my whole week every time. makes me paranoid it’ll happen again any second. then it doesn’t. then i forget. then i relax. then it gets me…

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    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That can trigger the muscle to contract even more, making the cramp worse. The thing to do is to contract the muscle group opposite of the muscle that is contracting, which forces the cramping muscle to relax. So for a calf cramp, try to raise your foot using the muscles on your shin.

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      • wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You just gave the same advice.

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• motruck@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is the way.

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• grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My strategy of pulling on my big toe has been working pretty well

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