how to help AFTER a leg cramp?
Well, I’m an equestrian and recently I’ve begun riding longer, harder, and with a new leg position, so my calves are going through HECK…
Yesterday they were cramping as I was riding, but I kept going because my horse was being good… and today I can barely walk, they are no longer cramping but the muscles just KILL
I cannot put my heal down with my leg straight (or with my knee at any angle larger then 135* … but I can point my toes, and put my heal down with my leg bent
All of this means I can’t walk.
I’m a camp consoler so I need to be able to walk and jog by tomorrow… So what can I do to help?
thanks!
EDIT: forgot to add also, about a year and a half ago i went through achilles tendonitis in both legs (from riding) and it never fully healed, just got good enough to continue on with life and riding..so should i be worried about it acting up again too?
Wet (wring out so they’re not dripping) hand towels, and heat them in a microwave for a minute or so, then put them on the sore parts of your calves. I get leg cramps, and sometimes get the muscle soreness afterwards that you described, and this REALLY helps.
BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL AS THE TOWELS WILL BE VERY HOT! I sometimes have to let them cool a bit before applying to my legs.
If you don’t have access to a microwave I would heat water until it’s hot, dip the towels in it, (they will be hard to wring out,) but this should work, too.
Also, a soak in a hot bath or hot tub should work.
Oh, and take some ibuprofen tonight and tomorrow morning!
Take care, and God bless!
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