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Severe Spasms In Legs, Looks Like Hole Caved In Leg, Pain Across Shoulders, Weakness. Detected Low Magnesium Level. Advice

My dad was just seen at the VA hospital in Beckley WVA and he has been having trouble with severe leg spasms the muscles in his leg will cramp and spasm to it looks like he has a whole caved in his leg and the doctors done blood work and found out he has low magnesium level my question is when he weed eats the grass he gets to hurting across his shoulders and gets weak is that due to the magnesium levels as well
Tue, 13 Aug 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
The symptoms that your father is having are likely to be related to benign causes like electrolyte imbalance,calcium, vitamin B 12 deficiency, etc. Most of the times these symptoms can be taken care of by taking electrolyte rich fluids .
As magnesium level of your father low. I suggest him to take magnesium supplements after prescription of doctor.
Hope this helps you. You can consult me again directly through my profile http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-saurabh-gupta/64132
Regards.
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Severe Spasms In Legs, Looks Like Hole Caved In Leg, Pain Across Shoulders, Weakness. Detected Low Magnesium Level. Advice

Hello, Thanks for writing to us. The symptoms that your father is having are likely to be related to benign causes like electrolyte imbalance,calcium, vitamin B 12 deficiency, etc. Most of the times these symptoms can be taken care of by taking electrolyte rich fluids . As magnesium level of your father low. I suggest him to take magnesium supplements after prescription of doctor. Hope this helps you. You can consult me again directly through my profile http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-saurabh-gupta/64132 Regards.