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What Causes Frequent Stiffness And Muscle Pain?
Sir, I am suffering from muscle catch and pain problem. I cannot wear my socks properly to my foot, because the toes of my foot will become straight and stiff. While stretching the body on the bed in the mid night my thiffs and leg muscles will become stiff and painful. kindly suggest me good medicine to cure this problem sir.
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Sun, 15 Feb 2015
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Mon, 2 Mar 2015
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Thanks for your concern about your health!
The probable cause of the pain and stiffness that you describe, that
happens to you often, while attempting to wear socks and even at night;
is mostly due to over exertion of your leg muscles. Certain professions
require people to quite frequently remain standing for long periods of
time. Certain hobbies such as exercising whilst running or jogging, when
overdone, can produce muscle stiffness and pain. This is due to creation
of a naturally generated chemical called lactic acid in the muscles.
This is called "myalgia".
To gain relief from your muscle pain and stiffness,
1.I would advise you to temporarily stop all formal exercise, be it in a
gym or elsewhere.
2.I would request you to kindly lose some weight as being obese can impact
the shin bones and the toes.
3.I would tell you quite frankly to rest your legs, adequately for a
reasonable amount of time.
4.I would ask you to wear easy fit shoes that do not compress your toes.
5.I would recommend that you ask a Physician to prescribe you a muscle
relaxant and an NSAID pain killer medication.
Kindly do not self medicate armed with information off the internet!
The probable cause of the pain and stiffness that you describe, that
happens to you often, while attempting to wear socks and even at night;
is mostly due to over exertion of your leg muscles. Certain professions
require people to quite frequently remain standing for long periods of
time. Certain hobbies such as exercising whilst running or jogging, when
overdone, can produce muscle stiffness and pain. This is due to creation
of a naturally generated chemical called lactic acid in the muscles.
This is called "myalgia".
To gain relief from your muscle pain and stiffness,
1.I would advise you to temporarily stop all formal exercise, be it in a
gym or elsewhere.
2.I would request you to kindly lose some weight as being obese can impact
the shin bones and the toes.
3.I would tell you quite frankly to rest your legs, adequately for a
reasonable amount of time.
4.I would ask you to wear easy fit shoes that do not compress your toes.
5.I would recommend that you ask a Physician to prescribe you a muscle
relaxant and an NSAID pain killer medication.
Kindly do not self medicate armed with information off the internet!
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