Am I lame to get cramps in my legs after doing the back (stroke) kick?
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try stretching before and after, also doing a warm up and cool down
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Having been a runner (non-professional) for almost twenty years, your answer will be a definite no, but don't panic. The pains are caused by any number of things from dehydration to what and when you ate last. My suggestion would be to see a doctor who specializes in sports medicine. If its dehydration, you may be over-running your body's preparedness for the activity and the solution may be as simple as increasing your daily water intake. The doctor should be able to give a more detailed answer.
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why are you having spasms? If you can stretch the back that could help you with those spasms. At night you can put a heating pack, ice is only if is acute condition, and if is swelled up, but heat will calm the muscles that are contracted. Here are some stretches you can do:\n\nBack Stretch\n1. Start by kneeling on the ground with your arms out in front of you.\n2. Slide your arms further away and slowly shift your hips back towards your feet until a comfortable stretch is felt.\n3. Now slide your hands to the right until a stretch is felt down the side of your torso. Repeat to the left.\n\n Low Back Stretch\n1. Lie on back with right knee drawn toward chest. \n2. Slowly bring bent leg across body until a stretch is felt in the lower back and hip area.\n3. Remember to keep shoulders squared and flat on ground at all times. Bottom leg should be bent so that your knees are aligned. \nIf after all this the spasms are still there, try a massage, definitly it will help with you with the spasms. to increase circulation and decrease pain and much more\nGood luck, good health  :)
691287
No. Running or any type of exercise will do nothing to extend your period. It actually will help your cramps be less painful.
716252
sounds like shin splints to me. I get them all the time. Ice them for about twenty minutes a night and immediately after jogging, tap your foot on the ground for about five minutes. It doesn't feel like it's doing a lot to start but then after about a minute, it'll start to burn. Do it for both legs and it should stretch out your shins and reduce shin splints.
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You could have muscle spasm where your muscle does not stop firing.  This could be because of overload of work out or an injury.  It generally stops by itself.  But if it continues for more than two weeks you should consider seeing a doctor.
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check your posture.  Do your shoulders slightly hunch forward?  you could be getting cramps in your smaller stabilizer muscles.  It wouldn't occur during rowing becuase you are using the full muscle set but more likely to occur when walking because the weight of your arms is hanging their bouncing around.
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Abdominal cramps/diaphragm area-Slow down. if this doesn't help, press in firmly where it hurts and breathe out forcefully against your hand. I mean really GRUNT!! It should help.\n\nBody, leg cramps-You could be low on sodium or just dehydrated due to excessive sweating. A sports drink such as gatorade can alleviate this. Don' gulp it down though or it can cause abdominal cramping.\n\nAbdominal&#92;Lower cramping- Too much food or high fiber/or high sugar before a run. Experiment with different foods&#92;liquids before heading out and let them digest for about an hour. Do not run on an empty stomach though, you need the \nfuel.\n\ni hope this helps!!
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Depending on what type of cramp. Side of ribs.\nSlow your breathing down. \nStop being in such a hurry.\nThe only reason you cramp in the ribs is that you are trying to push your breath out to quickly..\nIf you are cramping in your muscles then your have not warmed up enough. Depending on how long you swim for you should warm up for 15-30minutes each session. With a variety a techniques which include drills, kicking, slow clock work and a bit of distance.
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when a cramp occurs, go to the middle of the belly of the muscle. \n\nPlace your fingers about 2 inches apart, in the middle of the muscle, with your fingers and hands parallel with the muscle.\n\nPush the middle parts of the muscle towards each other, as though you were trying to shorten the muscle. Dig in a bit, be quite firm about this. \n\nKeep it up until the pain stops. Keep repeating this on any muscle or part of the muscle that is cramping.\n\nThis can give almost immediate relief. You may be surprised at how fast this works!\n\nIf you are still unsure of what I am saying, attend a "Touch for Health" weekend seminar, where you will learn this technique. (It's called "unblocking the muscle"). See www.tfhka.org or your local health food store for details.
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When doing backstroke make sure your arm touces your ear as it goes past it also has to touch your leg. Keep your head strait and looking back. Keep your arms strait, and your legs straight when you kick, and kick consantly. I see lot of people kicking from their knees, this is rally bad, kick from your hips. Practice kicking hugging a kickboard. Also when you are doing it see if you can find a straigh line that goes all the way down the pool andfollow that.\nI hope this helps!
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Drink PLENTY of water.  Warm up before and stretch after.  It takes a while to get over a pulled muscle.  I pulled a quad one fall, would think it's OK and then re-aggravate it every time I'd start to run.
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Dr. Drew on LOve Line says that it is probably normal muscle spasms..........i have experienced this once or twice myself and , yes, it is weird! try massaging them a little when it happens.
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I kinda feel this could depend on your age. My daughter had bad leg cramps when she was younger and the doctor said it was growing pains. Of course, I thought she was in the first stages of some disease. Moms way of thinking!!\n\nIf you've seen a doctor and he has checked you out and said it's nothing, then don't get worried about it but instead try some of the following....\n\nFor muscle cramps, gently massage the legs stretching it to help relieve the painful contractions. Relax the muscle by using a hot water bottle or heating pad, or by soaking in a warm bath. \n\nIt could be a varicose vein problem developing. In this case you should try preventing it by several times a day, lie on your back for a few minutes with legs slightly raised, soak legs in warm water, exercise regular and wear a support hose to support your legs.\n\nBecause of meds I have to take, my potassium can fall low. If this happens my legs cramp really bad. So, this could really be your problem because if you are not eating the right foods or if you are on medication yours could be below normal. Eat bananas, drink oj, you can even buy a potassium supplement at WalMart for less than $2.00. \n\nAlso, be sure to drink plenty of water and excerise regularly.\n\nHope something helps those cramps to go away!! :)
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First of all if the problem is occuring at work, this may be a work related injury.  Talk to your HR department  and supervisor.  You may want to open a workmen compensation case up.  When people work on computers there alot of injuries that can arise for it.  I would suggest a ergonomic evaluation to make sure your station is set up properly.  Sometimes if the chair is too high or too low or your posture is poor resulting back problems may ensue.\n\nIn general, muscle spasm are very similiar to muscle cramps.  To tell if you have muscle spasm, lay on your belly and have someone feel both sides of you lower back.  Is one side tighter than the other.  If so then you are having muscle spasms.\n\nIn term of slipped disk, if you did something and your disk slipped you may experience pain in your lower back near your spine.  This can occur without compressing a nerve.  If it is a large slipped disk and large enough to push on a nerve, then in addition to back pain you will also have radicular symptoms.  In other words, you will have pains shooting down you legs or experience leg numbness and or weakness.\n\nKeep in mind, that muscle spasms and slipped disk can occur together.  From you description, I suspect that it is mainly muscle spasms.  Usually people are doing something fairly exertional when you get a slipped disk.\n\nGo see a doctor.  MRI and Xray are COMPLETELY USELESS initially.  Start with conservative treatment namely ice you back, NSAIDS like motrin and alleve, physical therapy and ergonomic evaluation.  The reason i say mri and xrays are useless initially is because at this stage of the ballgame even if you have a slipped disk conservative management is still the treatment.  If you find a slipped disk without pain going down the leg you would not do a cortisone injection and who in there right mind would want to do back surgery without first trying conservative therapy.  If conservative therapy works and your back gets better, who cares what the MRI said and it would have be a waste of money to do it.  Xrays do not pick up muscle spasms or slipped disk.
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When your swimming your foot is at a pointed position. Your most likely feeling a cramp. This happened to me when I was younger and did gymnastcs. Take a break from swim and and roll your foot around
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slap the thigh and ride the wave in! Watch ou for the lower back, it can hurt your back.