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What Causes Muscle Spasm In The Calf That Runs To The Toes?

for the last 2 nights I had extremely painful. First night muscle spasm in my left calf muscle traveling down to my toes, couldn t move my leg and painful to touch. Last night both legs, left calf, right below calf. My husband put a warm compress on the left calf because it hurt the most. Today, pain in left calf, no spasm just pain.
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Hello,

Muscle spasm or cramp , which occur at nightime are also known ar charley Horse.
Muscle cramp may occur due to :

Overexercise, injury to muscle
Decreased calcium or magnesium in blood, specially during the later preganancy
Exposure to cold temperatures
Medical conditions such as thyroid or kidney disease, Blood flow problems such as peripheral arterial disease, and multiple sclerosis.
Dehydration due to decreased intake of fluids
As side effects of certain medications such as antipsychotics, birth control pills, diuretics, statins and steroids.

So , check with your physician if you are on any such medication
and Increase the intake of fluids and fresh fruit juices to check dehydration .

When spasm occurs:

Stretch your legs/calf muscles or walk around
You may also consider taking a bath to relax your muscles.
For pain , you may take over the counter drugs such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen

Hope this helps,

Regards and best wishes,
Dr.Pallavi Jain






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What Causes Muscle Spasm In The Calf That Runs To The Toes?

Hello, Muscle spasm or cramp , which occur at nightime are also known ar charley Horse. Muscle cramp may occur due to : Overexercise, injury to muscle Decreased calcium or magnesium in blood, specially during the later preganancy Exposure to cold temperatures Medical conditions such as thyroid or kidney disease, Blood flow problems such as peripheral arterial disease, and multiple sclerosis. Dehydration due to decreased intake of fluids As side effects of certain medications such as antipsychotics, birth control pills, diuretics, statins and steroids. So , check with your physician if you are on any such medication and Increase the intake of fluids and fresh fruit juices to check dehydration . When spasm occurs: Stretch your legs/calf muscles or walk around You may also consider taking a bath to relax your muscles. For pain , you may take over the counter drugs such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen Hope this helps, Regards and best wishes, Dr.Pallavi Jain