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Having Pain To Straightening Leg And Muscles In Leg. What Can Be Done?
my son is 10 yrs old he is average height and slightly built. hes woke this morning in pain he cant straighten his right leg fully and the muscles at the back of his leg are hurting. he wasn't doing any sports yesterday apart from riding bike which he usually does most days.is this just a muscle cramp and if so what can we do to stop it happening again.
Thu, 29 Aug 2013
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
It could possibly a muscle cramp. These can be effectively treated by self care measures like
- stretching and performing gentle massage of the affected region
- Moist heat application or a heating pad over the painful area to relax the taut muscles
- taking a hot shower on the cramped muscle will help
Adequate levels of Hydration is to be maintained to avoid cramping.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
It could possibly a muscle cramp. These can be effectively treated by self care measures like
- stretching and performing gentle massage of the affected region
- Moist heat application or a heating pad over the painful area to relax the taut muscles
- taking a hot shower on the cramped muscle will help
Adequate levels of Hydration is to be maintained to avoid cramping.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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