Night Cramp (Restless leg syndrome)

 

           

            Have you or someone you know ever been awakened by the sharp pain of leg cramps? There you are, comfortably sleeping, not doing strenuous exercise, when a muscle in the calf of foot suddenly cramps up. Or the spasms may travel down the side of the leg and the foot. In time, the cramp may go away, after you’ve kneaded the muscle or stamped the foot or stretched. But sleep has been disturbed, perhaps never to return that night. Why does it happen?

 

            These uncoordinated contractions of the muscles are actually sign of “short circuits” in the flow of nerve impulses from the spinal cord. Quite often, they result from irritation caused when a spinal misalignment traps and pinches a nerve as is exits the spinal column. During the day, active muscles can overcome the garbled nerve message, but at night the cramps dominate. So do not ignore this symptom and think it will just go away.

 

            See Dr. Skrien for the expert, hands-on treatment that can restore proper spinal alignment and relieve this discomfort.

 

 

Dr. Skrien of Skrien Chiropractic Clinic, your wellness expert.