4147. How to prevent leg muscle cramps. One way is the Leg Push Exercise Machine.

 One way to prevent painful calf muscle cramps in the middle of the night

6 July 2022: One way to prevent painful calf muscle cramps in the middle of the night may be to exercise using the Leg Push Exercise Machine found in many public fitness corners in Singapore's residential estate. I am Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow). I am a veterinary surgeon at Toa Payoh Vets. In the past 3 years, I experienced sudden calf muscle cramps in the middle of the night. The cramps would start slowly inside the calf muscles of one leg and might occur in the other leg. I would try to extend my knee or flex it, hoping to recover. I wished that the leg would be amputated, such was the high intensity of pain in the calf muscle. I could feel the pain spreading up to the thigh muscles . Some years ago, I consulted a specialist in Singapore General Hospital. X-rays and MRI of the calf muscles were done. NO diagnosis of the muscle cramps. The pain recured without warning for a few times. I had my anti-muscle ointment ready to rub onto the muscles when the calf muscle cramps. For the past year, I used the Leg Push Machine to strengthen my calf muscles and knee by stepping onto it ton elevate my legs and body. So far, I noted that my calf muscles are no longer soft and flabby. I don't have worries about when the calf muscles will spasm and cramp when I sleep. Whether the machine helps or not, it will take research and another 4 years to know. Much depends on the individual's health. If the cause of calf muscle cramps is unknown and the person is healthy, one way to prevent calf muscle camps may be to exercise ondd the Leg Push machine. The best is ALWAYS to consult your doctor for a proper examination.

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