2 BEST Tips to Cure Night Leg Cramps in 2 Minutes

[@margaretmartinpt]

Easy exercises to cure night time leg cramps.

[@roseappelhoff9282]

@margaretmartinpt TY for your post. The miracle to cure night time leg cramps for me was supplementing with magnesium glycinate. Please research. This has also has helped with my insomnia. (Oct 29, 2024)

[@carolrebers6998]

Is this the same as " restless leg syndrome "‽😊

[@naiou1966]

I’d have a heart attack if I drank salt water pickle juice uggh. 1:32

[@zoogleoogle7779]

Eating Brazil nuts helps😋say three a week seems helpful😋

[@ianmanchanda]

Thank you..these cramps have slowed me down so much😊

[@happyoutside2558]

When I get cramps it’s always because I have let myself become dehydrated. If I drink water with salt in it, I do not get cramps. One quart of water with one teaspoon or more of salt (I like that Celtic sea salt). If it’s hot and I’m physically working all day I might need two quarts of this water. My naturopathic doctor told me about using salted water. I also take magnesium and potassium.

[@lovemypups341]

What kind of potassium and how much?

[@pamelavance648]

Yesssss Because of last night's leg cramps.. as preventive I have taken about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of salt let dissolve a bit in mouth and then drink a glass of water.. makes a difference.

[@MHPeppard]

In total agreement with your comments… dehydrated. And I also use a pinch is Celtic Sea Salt or Himalayan pink salt. Used the pink for decades… I recently switched to Celtic Sea salt… I find it helps a bit better with hydration.

[@ms.branch1207]

Thank You ❤

[@Jkm898]

Better than just salt is Apple cider vinegar. Two teaspoons of vinegar in a glass of water before going to bed. Does wonders. One Tbs of vinegar in a glass of water stops the cramps if you’re already having it. This is from experience.

[@aejiongco]

Magnesium glycinate is highly absorbable, making it effective in preventing muscle cramps by supporting proper muscle function and relaxation. You may be following all the exercises your physical therapist recommends, but targeting the root cause, like magnesium deficiency, is key to fully addressing cramps.

[@susangrande8142]

@@MichaelTheophilus906there are a lot of magnesium formulas besides glycinate; one of them might work better for you: Mg oxide, Mg chloride, etc. 👍

[@katerinaglushak4563]

@@MichaelTheophilus906 did you try citrate? what dosis?

[@dc.9035]

My mom said she got out of bed to walk when she had cramps. I tried it. It works.

[@jacquelineortiz128]

YES YES YES 👍

[@roseappelhoff9282]

It does work... what remains is trying to get back to sleep afterwards ...(that is my experience)😑

[@wildrosecece]

@@dc.9035 if she takes the electrolytes, salt, magnesium and potassium, she will sleep through the night. Your neurons need this for your body to function well. You can make your own with just water, salt and lemon.

[@glasslinger]

At least you were able to get up! All I can do is lay there and scream!

[@wildrosecece]

@@glasslinger take magnesium you will not suffer

[@skybaby444]

Your techniques are good for cramps that are 1/10 in severity. I had 10/10 cramps for years until I recently learned about adding apple cider vinegar to my water. Saved my life. (I had also been taking magnesium glycinate for a while and that helped somewhat.)

[@sandyhendren4510]

So, you drink the water? I spray apple cider vinegar on a cloth and wrap it around the cramped area. It relieves the cramping fast depending on the severity.

[@MickisMom]

I appreciate this video. I figured out for myself that a massager helps relieve a cramp. In nursing school we were taught to never massage a calf which could lead to dislodging a clot and result in a PE. Has there been a change in this thinking? Massage seems to be the only thing to help, which can be severe at times.

[@2945antonio]

Thank you very much Ms Martin. I loved the simplicity of the exercises but most of all the very professional way you delivered the message, well paced and without hype or recommendations to buy some product. Thank you.

[@susannewendt4543]

As per my reply to Danielle Baker, I take a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water, stir and drink quickly. Then I walk around the house until the cramping leaves. I get a lot of cramps in my legs and this is the only thing I've found to be consistently effective. I hope this helps.

[@christineconti3317]

Thankyou

[@JohnR-gk7ch]

I have had excruciating leg cramps at night. Your method definitely works and I have used it for years. Another method is taking a tablet called "Leg Cramps". It contains quinine and acts immediately. It has received high reviews by a number of users. No prescription required.

[@susannewendt4543]

@JohnR-gk7ch Thank you.

[@patriciamoreke3115]

Thanks

[@naiou1966]

Much healthier than salt drinks 3:03

[@napoleonnz]

I'm 82, have been suffering from severe leg cramps at night for many years, mainly I think caused by statins taken for lowering cholesterol. So painful I had to get out of bed and walk around the house for at least half an hour for it to ease. Recently after a bad attack I started taking two paracetamol 500mg tabs at bed time. Result, no more cramps. After two weeks I cut down to one tablet and still no cramp. An easy, simple fix for me, you may be different but it's worth a try.

[@BrinJay-s4v]

Statins put me in a wheel chair muscle wastage and disk slipping out. I stopped and recovered 30 years ago now 89. walk a mile a day/

[@bpaderna]

I take Statins and Metformin. Found out CO Q10 and cut down alchohol dramitically stopped all cramps. Try it, can only stop cramps!

[@alfst5546]

I find if my calf muscle suddenly goes into a painful knot, I turn my toes up and with my other foot, try pushing my toes down using the heel of my foot, in less than a minute the tight knot feeling goes away, you can then just give you calf muscle a little massage before relaxing, I discovered this years ago when I would without any warning feel my calf muscle going into a painful knot, give it a try, it works for me 👍👍

[@colinankcorn6881]

Tried the calf exercises. Gave me cramp in my thigh !!!!

[@rezamohamadakhavan_abdolla8627]

Thank you very much. To mention that also keeping the feet warm is a big help for muscle cramps prevention. I sleep with loose cotton pants tucked in my socks. For 20 years I lived in North Carolina and never has cramps untill I moved to Michigan and frequently experienced cramp and equally in Dominican Republic living in tropical part(sea level) without cramps until moved to the mountains (4500 feet above sea level).

[@devannayar6456]

Thank you. I told my doctors many times about this random sudden cramps at night on my calf muscles. They dismissed it as random due to twisting my legs or not lying properly even though that's not true. Its sudden and random. I'll try these exercises.

[@10creator24]

I have cream and/or oil of magnesium in my bathroom cabinet. I found many years ago that when I was awakened by that awful pain that would go on and on….. I would rub the cream and/or oil onto that foot and leg and in apx ten minutes, it would be ALL GONE! What a wonderful Go-To for quick relief.

[@kerryhopkins3047]

Magnesium glycinate stops my cramping and electrolytes as I can sweat a lot. Tonic water can also help

[@curiouscat3384]

I take magnesium glycinate AND electrolytes before bedtime as a prevention. Works perfectly and I sleep like a baby no more cramps

[@2009raindrop]

Thank you - I tried it and found it helpful, if only to help me realize how tense my leg muscles were. Not so much my calf muscle but the tibialis anterior, where my worst cramps usually occur

[@navnitachaudhuri8963]

Please keep sending some more simple excercise s for the elderly ladies who go through with things like this. Bless you thank you I have been doing the 2nd excercise for some time

[@joanblack6672]

For me, foot cramps are from low magnesium, cramps in the lower leg are from low potassium or low sodium. I take all three before I go to bed each night and so, no cramps.😅

[@charlottecallahan2633]

Great information…thank you!

[@gregwells8764]

thank you Margaret , Im hoping these exercises help. I havnt slept a full night for years now , even if i dont get a cramp Im half awake ready for it ! This is causing serious "loss of enjoyment of life".

[@lindalinford8115]

Thank you - very doable and much needed.

[@BarbaraGrau-k2l]

What does it mean when the stretching exercise you show causes severe cramping?

[@mathaithomas2816]

Right. eat two eggs and 2 lemon (juice). Increase protein and vitamin C

[@mariehaverty8209]

They may not suit you?

[@florences2153]

I appreciate your explanations to cure night leg cramps. Thanks

[@kumariweerakkody2538]

Thank you Dr, advice very short and sweet 😊

[@maggieb5326]

V8 juice is really helpful. I use the low sodium one but the original works too. My husband and I both suffer from these in calf and thigh. Thigh is much more painful. The V8 juice relieves it quickly. As soon as it begins to get into the blood things improve. Now, as soon as we have some twitches we drink a small can of V8 and it doesn’t progress. We always keep some in the house. Hope others find this helpful.

[@katerinaglushak4563]

what is a V8 juice?

[@jovitmonteiro8375]

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[@gailmoore8618]

Eat a banana 🍌

[@peter7624]

I've learned to do these things after years of excruciating early morning calf cramps, and they're pretty rare these days. I sit on the edge of the bed and massage a few drops of castor oil into my calf muscles, and my calves have lost that tight, tense feeling, becoming softer and pain free. The heel stretch is the get me out move when I get a cramp, but I also do them regularly, day and night. As well as staying hydrated these things have greatly reduced, but not totally eliminated my night-time calf cramps. If I do get one I immediately stretch my heel out and the cramp goes. The after pain is greatly reduced also.

[@MJ-hl1kk]

I have been doing those massages and stretches instinctively - so nice to be confirmed in their validity! I have also started taking magnesium supplements and increase my intake of green veggies.

[@wildrosecece]

Table salt, magnesium and potassium. It’s simple!

[@Jaquableu]

Yes indeed. The electrolytes are the key. Drinking and too much carbs and sugar make cramps worse. I use 1000 mg of Mag glycinate, 1500 mg of potassium and salt my food to taste. And good salt. Not junky table salt with sugar in it. I like pink salt.

[@dauntiekay2768]

I take a magnesium and potassium suppliment daily and I use very little dairy products supplimenting dairy with things like almond milk and other milk products that are not dairy.

[@fvrrljr]

*i was going to call you out... but you mentioned Magnesium Oil and i Shut My Mouth! straching doesn't work for me. if i cramp is about to happen and i can stretch it out During Awful Pain and hold it till it subsides it will sometimes work, and immediately i put magnesium oil. i can be sitting and wiggle my toe and BAM Cramp*

[@rogerstarkey5390]

I modify the Point and pull by placing the opposite ankle on the "V" between Big toe and second toe and using that leg to pull back for a more effective stretch.

[@PardieDiem]

I drink either pickle juice, electrolytes, or eat sauerkraut. Works every time.

[@Nurjehan9085]

I have found electrolytes work wonderfully, also black salt, available from India/Pakistani stores

[@jacquidaley3636]

I use 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water. I keep some in ajar by my bed. It only takes 1-2 swallows. I expect it works on the same principle as the pickle juice.

[@PardieDiem]

@@jacquidaley3636 Nice!

[@berylmendes5560]

Tbsp Mustard helps too

[@lindaobrien8538]

Apparently salt is a key as well as not to get dehydrated.

[@jacquelinewalters6811]

When I get a cramp I put my bare foot on any frozen vege box. It doesn't feel great at 1st but compared to severe pain of the cramp its o.k. The cramp stops in a minute. This works cramps in my feet,calf & thighs.

[@kristinewalkley9314]

Thank you for this! Hoping it works for me.

[@urmilajithoo6511]

A doctor friend suggested a swig of tonic water...... Always works

[@howardgresham1975]

Must be traditional Tonic with Quinine. Cheap brands have artificial flavour instead. But be careful as regular use reduces efficacy as the body becomes used to the quinine, so save for 'emergencies'.

[@brendawest4078]

I found that the cheap tonic water has artificial sweeteners to which I am allergic Look for the better original brands that are more expensive but no sweeteners !!

[@sharifaismail5270]

Where can I buy tonic water I live in Durban South africa

[@Mr.snamor]

With gin. Works every time.

[@heatherwalton9027]

Thank you , I will definitely try this , I do suffer with leg cramps .........it is very painful. Thsnk you again.

[@Fegga1955]

Wow,magnesium has helped me as well.Thank you❤❤

[@LaiKweeSeong]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful tip for leg cramps

[@francisvanderhoven9088]

I Use Magnesium slow releasing and it works

[@sundaresankumar4362]

I get cramps at night. So I used to get up and walk. Nowadays I apply magnesium oil on my feet specially on my calf. Very beneficial

[@Peace2you]

My leg cramps usually start in my feet and may or may not move to my calves. I wouldn’t be able to stretch my feet if they are cramping because it would make it worse. My doctor recommended magnesium glycinate supplements which helps some of the time. My sister recommended massaging the cramps with wintergreen alcohol or regular rubbing alcohol. It takes a few minutes but eventually eases the cramps. I will try to stretch at bedtime before it starts. Thanks!

[@tajammulhoda6752]

Looks good. My wife gets cramps at night. I have advised her to do those exercises. Thanks 🙏

[@marydd4147]

I have DVTs in the calf and am on blood thinner so I'll probably do the stretches only. I'm going to try the topical Mg. Thank you!!!!

[@WillietMabeza]

Thank you for the exercises for muscle cramps.

[@phuhaihuynh4878]

Thanks ! - 👍👍👍.

[@LaHermitess]

Ironically, it is stretching motions similar to your Tip #2 that frequently triggers severe calf cramps in bed, although the stretching was not part of any deliberate regime, but rather just the natural stretching one does on occasion. Do you think it likely that persisting with your stretching exercises, despite initially painful cramping, it will eventually begin to prevent such cramps?

[@zorinagopaul9885]

Thank u. Very useful video

[@salimsangani3875]

Thank you so much the way you explain in soft spoken i really appreciate it, i need your advice im 60 years old and i love horse riding but now after riding i get lower back ache, please any exercise to get rid or relieve my pain. God bless you.

[@peternatoli2555]

Hello Margaret. I use an oversized top sheet for the bed size. After positioning the sheet for the entry side of the bed, I then, PULL SHEET FROM THE OTHER SIDE, AT THE BASE OF THE BED , about 12 inches . I then do the same on the non entry side, at the base only, and then tuck in on the non entry side and bottom end of the bed and then on the entry side just a little. Thank you for your presentation this morning. Last night was one of my worst nights for cramps.

[@glasslinger]

Dr. Berg's electrolyte mix. Amazon. Two scoops a day.

[@linaalberto866]

Thanks Margaret for sharing❤

[@MaryYoung-w7r]

We have found that some of the glucosamine condroitin formulations can cause leg cramps, so I always take mine in the morning. My husband has to cut back on the dosage and use some of the formulations without additives.

[@sumedhatelavane6643]

Very nice information

[@yusefendure]

Expert advice from another great physical therapist. Thank you!!

[@emmaa245]

I found this method in YT. When the cramp wakes you up, put under your tong yellow mustard. I have one little container with some mustard in it for when the cramps wake me up. Try to hold the muster under your tong. The longest possible. The cramps will banish in seconds. In about 3 years that I have been using this only once, which took a bit longer but still worked ❤❤❤❤

[@rezamohamadakhavan_abdolla8627]

I wonder what mustard contains that help to relieve the pain so quickly?

[@Indu-uw3nz2rt9i]

Try Dark chocolate ( sugar free) . It really works!!!

[@FrogPodGog]

For me, *goodnight cramp* from Amazon has completely stopped cramps from ever occurring.

[@5USgRWFH]

@@rezamohamadakhavan_abdolla8627 vinegar. Dill pickle juice works just as well. Or even diluted straight vinegar works.

[@sumedhatelavane6643]

Many Many thanks Mam

[@leolasrado1881]

Thank you for sharing this information.

[@marioconti9235]

Thank you Thank you Thank you No night leg cramps

[@buickyip9093]

I have more to share, one I always put a bottle of menthol ointment by the end table and if it cramps I will immediately run a few drops penetrating deep onto the affected area, the cramp will go away in a minute. If it is the calf that cramps, stick out the heel to the extend, or just simply get up and stand on the ground. About massaging, you can sat on the sofa/chair and put one foot on the foot rest, use the heel of the other foot to rub the shin muscle, or you can cross one leg and rub the shin muscle on the knee of the other leg. Or simply rub the shin muscle onto the shin bone of the other leg. These all help to massage oneself and work. One more tip, try lift one leg and rub the heel on the thigh of the other leg, you will experience so much comfort while watching tv. There’s more to explore how to use intervals of the two feet onto each other for tense muscle relief using tv time. I’m sure anyone trying this out will find more tricks using the bones of one foot to relieve the stress on the other one. I’ve done this for years, it’s quite addictive though, it’s just a free massage session nightly

[@joanphilbin8210]

Thank you. I shall try these and see what happens. How long should I do these movements, for instance, for weeks, months, whatever?

[@AronCollopen]

Thank you, will share this with my wife, this will surely help her❤

[@redfarmer352]

Thank you margret.🌺🌼🍀

[@gayabele4]

I wanted to mention the connection between statin drugs (high cholesterol medication) and leg cramps. It's one of the more common side effects. My husband suffered from nighttime leg cramps for years. His doctor took him off lovastatin for a month and the cramps stopped. He was restarted on a different statin at a lower dose and cramps did not return.

[@gayabele4]

@@MichaelTheophilus906 That's unfortunate. I hope you can find an answer.

[@shariefadavids129]

Try eating bananas,or check your magnesium no statins

[@granitabirg7950]

Thanks for sharing your tips! ❤❤

[@tnntts]

Yoga helped me

[@IrvinePrice]

Thakk you very much it work .simple and easy to do..keep up the fine work.

[@heatheraranha1455]

Thank you. Any exercises for crampsnon the thigh

[@farheenqasmi3585]

Thanks a lot maam.❤❤❤

[@zubeedaali1218]

Thanks. Can you recommend any exercises for a fractured knee cap while wearing a splint and eventually when it comes off?

[@hb4196]

You can see an outpatient physical therapist. Do a bit of research you can find one in your area.

[@LanaLorenzen-i4f]

Exercises are tremendously important. I broke my hip and femur when I tripped over some cement curbing at my home (age 71). Two years later the quads on that leg (the right) are still undeveloped. However, I managed the leg cramps at night with magnesium, calcium, and potassium. If I take those three pills every day with a meal, no more cramping.

[@DanieKoch]

I am 60 and everyday you learn something. Younger people listen to older people ,it works always learn something everyday🙏

[@samhicks7568]

The thing I have found that appears to help with leg cramps is Chewable Magnesium tablets. I take one right before going to bed, and one if I wake up with a cramp..

[@jacquelinetaylor3595]

These chews work every time and immediately for me! Grape flavored.

[@MNZGA57]

Thankyou. I find not eating chocolate stops the leg cramps. Also using Barocca every now and then helps.

[@homeremedies-blld]

"10:25 The two best tips to cure night cramps are so helpful! I tried them and they worked great. Thanks for sharing ❤"

[@phido9235]

Thanks for sharing 👍 ❤🎉

[@shahidapakistani2217]

Thank you for really logical advice!

[@bonniesmith200]

I keep apple cider vinegar at my bedside . I get severe cramps in groin area or thigh . Splash a small amount on the cramping area . it will pass very quickly .

[@dilshaddegum4938]

Use full and easy tips ❤

[@amrita4468]

I get cramps from my toes to hips. Can you please suggest recommended topical magnesium. I’m so grateful for your videos.

[@elisemiller13]

magnesium oil rub on skin and rinse also can soak feet add to water

[@kensimpson5662]

been there done that only to stop leg cramps is hot shower just used the shower Nosel and rub it in the cramps of pain gone so then enjoy a good night sleep

[@annemac8175]

Transdermal magnesium is the fastest intervention for my cramps, I even place on the soles of my feet before bed so they don't even get a look-in.

[@bakhtswati]

V nice information video thanks.

[@aussiegirl-jx7nj]

Thank you for this Margaret ♥ I am on a medication that causes these horrible things, and they wake me up, sometimes several times a night. I drink water, take electrolytes, but nothing's worked so far.

[@wildrosecece]

Take magnesium!!

[@beka149slr]

O😅😅😅

[@elsie6326]

Take a spoonful of yellow mustard. It’s a big help I’ve used for several years.

[@champachabildas9241]

Thank you Dr. I will try and let you know. ❤

[@medialcanthus9681]

I wear calf n ankle warmers. Also apply Ammeltz yoko yoko. Or hot water bottle or have a small microwaveable heat pack 20 sec in microwave put on the cramped tegion.

[@vasantsande8644]

My health is in fair condition. At about 75, I had my first cramp, I was confused, I thought -maybe I'm having heart problem, walked back and forth, although no more cramp I decided to drive nearby to get some medicine but I couldn't get any because everything was closed during midnight. That was about 3-4 years ago. Now what I do is just get up and walk about 2 minutes and my cramp goes away. I'm not afraid anymore.

[@asadhaque846]

Thank you.

[@sengkhamsarsengkhamsar8374]

Yes' it really work. Thank you so much.

[@walimuhamad9358]

Thank u fr shearing margaret❤

[@shafiqanwer7180]

Nice informative video ❤

[@Carol-ye7vw]

Take some ground Cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper is also to stop heart attack quickly. Keep it by ur bed. It works.

[@AlexHop1]

Thank you!

[@vivianhudacek1556]

Thanks! To help with that top bedsheet issue, every night for ages I’ve put a yoga block under the covers at the foot of the bed. Works like a charm! Also, I use Theraworks foam when I am awakened by severe cramps. Works great & immediately gives relief.

[@hb4196]

You can just not tuck the top sheet in; keep it loose on the bed. I have never tucked my top sheet in, long before I had cramps; this feels restrictive. When I stay at a hotel the first thing I do is pull the top sheet free.

[@marilynnjefferson8525]

I use it, too. It’s great!

[@vivianhudacek1556]

@@hb4196 it’s not just the top sheet but also the weight of a bedspread or comforter. The yoga block solves that for me.

[@Antique803]

The quickest way for me to stop leg cramps is to get up and walk.

[@GeorgiannaMartin]

Quinine tabs under the tongue, or drinking Tonic water solves mine. Hyland's Leg Cramps- Walmart sells this-$12.99 /100 tabs❤

[@sylviawinterburn4455]

We can't get quinine in New Zealand now. Ex Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern banned it from the country.

[@Sando-q3b]

Best is ' Pink salt' from Kewara salt range in Pakistan. It is only country that produces this salt. It is sold internationally as ' Himalayan salt', although no where near the Himalayas. Always look for ' Product of Pakistan' note in any pink salt bottle.

[@nancydaly3683]

Taking a little regular yellow mustard orally works too.

[@BirdSaver]

Athletes keep mustard packets for cramps according to Dr. Oz. Mustard on a cracker works for me if I have a leg cramp at night.

[@dlgregory35]

I had calf and thigh leg cramps that really hurt for years and exercises like this did no good at all for me.. I am in the older age bracket, and for the last 5 years I have been taking Magnesium tablets (1 or 2 at night) and they work perfectly for me. Others who suffered that I know are also finding these tablets excellent.

[@elsabezeeman6619]

Magnesium didn't help me. A quarter of an avocado and a portion of either spinach, kale or broccoli daily almost totally stopped my night cramps. I'll definitely do the massage and stretching from now on!

[@nutritionist2947]

70 % of US population is low on Mg, and only the soluble form form of Mg will definitely cure their leg cramps. Mg oxide in gel form is recommended because if it is not soluble, it is not absorbed by our bodies. And it is available in Costco. Take 400 Mg of capsule daily and your body will thank you.

[@annajames8122]

I have cramps in my inner thighs!! I tell you it is so excruciatingly painful.

[@otiliaczego8182]

How aboit RLS?

[@jacquidaley3636]

Hylands Restful Legs PM - Amazon, health food store, many drugstores - I put 3 tablets under my tongue and hold them there until they completely dissolve

[@wesdonze2014]

I used to get a calf muscle cramp almost every night but researched what to do and found that resting the feet on a towel or thin pillow would help. Not had the cramp for about 6 years now