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How To Treat Painful Cramps On Calf Muscles,ankle And Foot?
Earlier today, whilst running, my ankle collapsed outwards and as I was running at a fast speed, I took 3 or 4 paces with it locked into that position. As soon as I was able to come to a stop, the pain was so unbearable I just fell on my back. My ankle went back to normal right before I got a sever cramp in my calf. The pain from the cramp and the ankle was enough to keep me at bay for 20 minutes. I carried on my day with minor pain and continued to run around and after being home for an hour the pain has just grown so rapidly and swelling has began to emerge in the top of my foot. The pain from the cramp is still active, although subtle. I m worried I might have aggravated my injury by continuing to be active but have no clue what the injury could be?
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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what happened to you is a muscle cramp or spasm which usually will be extremely painful but will come back to normal within few minutes. there is no long term effects or some thing to worry about these events.
whey they happen just take rest and try to stretch your muscle in opposite direction of the contraction as the stretching of the muscle will relieve of the contraction.
this can also happen when some times there is deficiency of micro nutrition so have healthy diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables and milk.
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Dr. Arunmozhi varman
what happened to you is a muscle cramp or spasm which usually will be extremely painful but will come back to normal within few minutes. there is no long term effects or some thing to worry about these events.
whey they happen just take rest and try to stretch your muscle in opposite direction of the contraction as the stretching of the muscle will relieve of the contraction.
this can also happen when some times there is deficiency of micro nutrition so have healthy diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables and milk.
Hope it helps. If you need further, detailed and quick assistance related to any health issues in future, feel free to 'ask me a question' directly from my profile.
Have a wonderful time ahead.
Best Regards!
Dr. Arunmozhi varman
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