Leg and Muscle Cramps

**imported_juggernaut28** · July 31st, 2007, 08:35 PM

What is the best thing to do or buy for leg and muscle cramps?

**NotSoSilentBob** · July 31st, 2007, 08:37 PM

Eat bananas.

**imported_MoonlightGraham** · July 31st, 2007, 08:43 PM

dihydrogen monoxide, for dosage take your body weight divide it by 2 and then add 20. The number you get will be how many oz of it you need to consume a day if your are physically active.

**steer** · July 31st, 2007, 09:00 PM

bananas and baked potatoes

or go buy some magna blue and rub on it.. or epson salt

**ibe4warriors** · July 31st, 2007, 09:35 PM

Banana's work the best*

**imported_juggernaut28** · July 31st, 2007, 10:35 PM

I keep banana's here at home all the time. My son eats them almost every day. It isn't working for him.
His leg muscles still keep getting cramps in them. I've read up on it some and one website suggested B-12.
He's also tried the epson salt.

**steer** · July 31st, 2007, 10:36 PM

is it leg cramps, or shin splints?.. hurting more in the front or back of his leg?

**imported_juggernaut28** · July 31st, 2007, 10:41 PM

Mostly in the front. What is shin splints?
But there are days he hurts front and back.

**steer** · July 31st, 2007, 10:45 PM

It might be due to starting to run more, running with cleats, etc. I wouldn't think it's cramps. I think he just might have sore legs from running more, or a change in his normal running style.
to stretch out the back of the legs.. lay flat and point toes toward upper body..
to stretch out the front of legs.. lay flat... point toes straight forward (like standing on tippy toes) stiffin legs, and rase above ground a bit

**drawit** · July 31st, 2007, 10:49 PM

doesn't sound like cramps to me if it is in the front and hurting all the time then it is shin splints....shin splints are when your calves and the muscles running down the sides of the shin tighten up causing the shin to feel as if its being pulled apart.....if this is the case he needs to make sure that he stretches his calfs and the front of his leg a few times a day.....if it is just cramps then pickle juice helps out a lot also, anything that is high in electrolytes will help