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Suggest Treatment For Painful Cramps In The Legs After Knee Replacement Surgery
Question: I get cramps at night in the leg where I had a knee replacement. It is painful and causes me to jump out of bed
at night.
at night.
Brief Answer:
This is due to deficiency of calcium and salt
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think you are having deficiency of calcium and salt in your body. I have following suggestions for you.
1.Tablet Calcium 1000 mg daily for three months.
2.Tablet vitamin D 3 60000 unit per week for six weeks.
3.Whenever you have cramp in night, drink glass of water with a tea spoonful of table salt.it will help you immediately.
I hope these steps will be helpful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
This is due to deficiency of calcium and salt
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think you are having deficiency of calcium and salt in your body. I have following suggestions for you.
1.Tablet Calcium 1000 mg daily for three months.
2.Tablet vitamin D 3 60000 unit per week for six weeks.
3.Whenever you have cramp in night, drink glass of water with a tea spoonful of table salt.it will help you immediately.
I hope these steps will be helpful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2002
Answered : 4486 Questions
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