What is it that causes a lower leg muscle pain, a charley horse?
I have gotten them at times and my leg muscle will get as hard as a rock, after it goes away my leg will be sore. When I would get them was when I would use regular swim fins and start out doing too much without a warm up. One swimmer told me they were from a low sugar level. I have the Zoomer fins also, and have not had a charley horse with them.
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I'm in agreement with most other posters. Just for information, cramp occurs in muscles and, when affected, the initial first aid treatment is to 1. stretch the affected part and then 2. warm the affected part by quite vigorous massage. Hence, 'cold' can be one of the causes of cramp, along with, loss of salt through severe sweating, a sudden blow or injury to a muscle etc etc.
I do have one question though - how on earth did this condition come to be known as 'Charlie Horse' - never heard it before in the UK.
Alex
I'm in agreement with most other posters. Just for information, cramp occurs in muscles and, when affected, the initial first aid treatment is to 1. stretch the affected part and then 2. warm the affected part by quite vigorous massage. Hence, 'cold' can be one of the causes of cramp, along with, loss of salt through severe sweating, a sudden blow or injury to a muscle etc etc.
I do have one question though - how on earth did this condition come to be known as 'Charlie Horse' - never heard it before in the UK.
Alex
