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What Do Pain And Muscle Spasms In The Leg Indicate?

I am experiencing a pain that literally feels like the muscle spasms you would get in your leg (charley horse type spasm). It is on the right side and its has been up to 8 muscle spasms ...one after the other...after the other. I had to leave a conference and return to the hotel today. I was fine until I yawned in this meeting this morning and the spasms started. This evening, I yawned again and experienced a series of 6 spasms. From my navel (12 o clock-2:30 if a cross section of my abdomen was shown) the pain occurs in that area. Yawning is a natural activity...not sure what to do. Suggestions?
Wed, 13 Dec 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.
Leg cramps are a common and usually harmless condition where the muscles in your leg suddenly become tight and painful.
It usually occurs in the calf muscles and in most cases there is no obvious cause of it If it happens sporadically then there is no need for any treatment or tests. But if this is common and affect your daily routine then some measures should be taken.

In some cases there may be predisposing conditions such can be seen in pregnancy, after exercise and certain types of medication, such as statins or in liver disease.
The best way to manage this is to stretch your muscles regularly.
In some cases magnesium or calcium supplements may help Have enough fluids and avoid long sitting, regulate body mass.
In cases of progression or if there wont be improvement, you need to see doctor, to rule out some neuropathies or vascular disrders which are much les common but should be considered if there wont be improvement on these measures that I have mentioned.

I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time.
Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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What Do Pain And Muscle Spasms In The Leg Indicate?

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. Leg cramps are a common and usually harmless condition where the muscles in your leg suddenly become tight and painful. It usually occurs in the calf muscles and in most cases there is no obvious cause of it If it happens sporadically then there is no need for any treatment or tests. But if this is common and affect your daily routine then some measures should be taken. In some cases there may be predisposing conditions such can be seen in pregnancy, after exercise and certain types of medication, such as statins or in liver disease. The best way to manage this is to stretch your muscles regularly. In some cases magnesium or calcium supplements may help Have enough fluids and avoid long sitting, regulate body mass. In cases of progression or if there wont be improvement, you need to see doctor, to rule out some neuropathies or vascular disrders which are much les common but should be considered if there wont be improvement on these measures that I have mentioned. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.