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[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 71 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

This fixes it instantly every time for me. Ignore everybody else. When you get that cramp start moving your foot in the opposite direction pointing your toes towards your knee and stretch out the back of your ankle. Instant cramp relief everytime.

If you have cramping often like this then maybe dedicate yourself to some hamstring stretches.

[–] Levsgetso@lemmy.zip 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I once tried it and got a second more agonising cramp

[–] Xenny@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's fair. Everybody's body is a bit different I suppose. I would totally be doing more stretches in your case though.

[–] Levsgetso@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I’ve neglected physical health too much recently

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

So like one a day?

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I find this happens to me if I panic and do the stretch too quickly. But if I do it at fast but measured pace it works every time.

My dad told be the trick at a time when I was getting night cramps often and it changed my life

[–] Levsgetso@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

It could be that. I did it very slowly so idk, at least I woke up

[–] Flaco_waton@feddit.cl 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is how you fix a cramp scuba diving - grab the tips of your fins and pull up. Same effect. Works for me too.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 0 points 21 hours ago

...and learn better finning technique.

[–] phenomdeez@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Remorhaz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Quinine, there’s still some tonic waters that have it, and even in the very low dose that they use it’ll work preventatively for a few weeks

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Foam rolling + active release works better than pure stretching IMO. Also be sure to get your micronutrients in.

Edit: I should clarify this is intended for maintenance, not in the moment relief of the cramp.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Similar trick I learned, just get out of bed and stand up on it. It'll go away in ~10 seconds and then you can hop back into bed. Works pretty much every time.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Standing up works every time for me. If I want to remain in bed i try to push the bottom of my foot into the bed as if I were standing on it. It often does the job .

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yeah that's what I do. The method described above you is what causes my cramps sometimes

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah I haven't had good luck with that either.

[–] SorryQuick@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Alternatively, start eating properly and solve the problem at its root.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 4 points 1 day ago

This trick has become a reflex for me, to the point where I barely even wake up when I get a Charlie horse in the middle of the night, since I start flexing my foot automatically when I feel it coming on.