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INTENSE pain in my leg

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ButteredToast.
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Ok so I went skiing Friday night, and when I got back I went straight to bed, and woke up with an intense burning/tensing feeling in my upper calf, like right near the crotch of my knee.

   I went skiing last night again, and when I went to bed, I woke up in the middle of the night and the same thing happened. This time it was incredibly intense, and lasted for maybe 30 seconds, and almost brought me to tears.

What the hell is going on? I know it's not wise to ask NS for medical advice but oh well.
Feb 10 2008 11:26AM
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caylorswift
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have you had any problems with your lower back before?

sometimes intense leg pains can be the result of a slipped disc or pinched nerve in your lower back.
Feb 10 2008 11:29AM
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ButteredToast.
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Nope, normal back, no pains in my back when I ski.
Feb 10 2008 11:30AM
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caylorswift
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weird then, thats the only thing i could think of simply because i fucked my back up and am having shooting pains once and a while. (and it happened to everyone in my family)

still tho, it could possibly be a pinched nerve somewhere in there.


Feb 10 2008 11:35AM
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[JP-of-SC]
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well even if it is a slipped disc your back may not hurt at all.

does it feel like the pain could be in your muscle? maybe try stretching before you ski if you don't already and before you go to bed.

Feb 10 2008 1:39PM
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freestyler540
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cramp or acid buildup are my theories


Feb 10 2008 2:49PM
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anxju
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its a charlie horse!
Feb 10 2008 2:55PM
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Download-My-Apps
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drink more water, sounds like a leg cramp.
Feb 10 2008 3:08PM
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R-Bertsch
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sounds like a cramp or muscle spasm. my legs do something similar, it only happens when im laying down but i get really intense pain in my quads and i just hop up and walk around and it goes away.
Feb 10 2008 3:11PM
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skierdudeguy
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yeah that just sounds like a leg cramp to me. do you guys not get those a lot? because i know that i would get them all the time during football season and stuff.
Feb 10 2008 3:30PM
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spliff.Life
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thats what my dad told me



i hurt my leg like that skating and i just wore a knee brace  for about a month and it got better    
yes i relize the kneebrace probably did nothing        
Feb 10 2008 5:45PM
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MissMontana
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Same with everyone above, its probably a cramp. remember to STRETCH right after skiing, throughout the evening (it doesn't have to be obvious, even flexing your foot up against a wall will help cut down on these cramps) and again before bed. eat a banana.
also a note on stretching: to build flexibility thereby banishing most debilitating cramps, stretch to the point where you just can't go anymore, hold for 30 seconds, breathe in and on the exhale stretch a little more. its a process of muscle tearing and rebuilding so you have to hold the stretches for at least 30 seconds.
Feb 10 2008 5:53PM
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jca
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DO NOT stretch to the point where you can't go further.
Just go untill there is a little burning.
If you stretch too far, the little fibres in your muscles tear and take a very long time to heal which makes you even less flexible.
Feb 10 2008 8:45PM
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comeatmebro
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leg cramp. i get them sometimes they can REALLY hurt. you just have to kind of try to relax your leg and not fight it. idk why i get them, but i haven't gotten one lately...
Feb 10 2008 8:49PM
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