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• P1k1e@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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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    • P1k1e@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I find it’s more common when Im Out of shape but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t still happen. It’s so weird cuz it can happen on my sleep and I usually freak out and literally jump awake only to hyper fixate of the leg trying to prevent the tension from maxing out. Man it’s crazy how painful doing nothing can be

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• ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    You just gave the same advice.

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    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      No, I gave different advice. Contracting your shin muscles doesn’t relieve the calf cramp because it stretches the calf muscle. Contracting your shin muscles sends a signal to your calf muscles to relax. This is how your body prevents opposing muscles groups from contracting at the same time.

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