severe calf cramp or charlie horse relief

when you get a charlie horse on your calf, reach up and pull your 2nd toe (the one next the big toe) towards you on the side where you're having the charlie horse.  if you can't do it, scream for someone to do it for you. 

this weird toe pulling solution is instant relief for me.

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reefinfection
Thanks, A! I got it flexed - back and forth. But I'm doing this too. Can't hurt but stretch me out, right? Damn muscles. (Whee! I have muscles!)
XGF
OMG, I was stretching my legs out while asleep last night and got the worse charlie horse. I thought I was going to start crying. Thanks for the tip.
kinsiekins
that's why i do. i've gotten 3 charlie horses since getting pregnant.

a couple weeks ago my left calf cramped and in the next instant i had my foot by my head and was pulling back on my foot to stretch it back out. i also felt the need to wake up jeff whimpering "help me!" lol


lwtsh
ohhhh, so sorry that this didn't help you. charlie horses are the worse kind of pain. :(
lwtsh
too bad i didn't write this until after you just had one! :/
lwtsh
are you serious? ugh. i can't imagine being preggo and having charlie horses. THREE? i've noticed that when it's cold weather and my calf is exposed, that's when they strike.

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