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How To Deal With Foot Cramp

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How To Deal With Foot Cramp

Stop the agony of this common muscular pain and follow VideoJug's expert advice on how to deal with foot cramp and you'll be back on your feet fast. Don't let foot cramp prevent you from being active with VideoJug's help. Stop the agony of this common muscular pain and follow VideoJug's expert advice on how to deal with foot cramp and you'll be back on your feet fast. Don't let foot cramp prevent you from being active with VideoJug's help.

Step 1: Put weight on painful foot

As soon as you feel the pain of a cramp, put your body weight on the front of the affected foot

Step 2: Walk around

Once the first spasm has passed, try walking the pain off.

Step 3: Remove shoes and socks

If your foot is still in spasm, remove shoes, socks or any garments that may affect the cramp and bend or sit down still keeping the weight on the front of your foot.

Step 4: Straighten your toes

If the toes are in severe spasm, from a sitting position, lift the foot slightly off the ground resting on the heel on the floor and try and to straighten your toes.

Step 5: Massage the affected area

When the spasm eases gently massage the foot using your fingers until the affected area feels relaxed.

Step 6: Pull toes back

If the cramp persists, try pulling the toes back towards you as far as they will go.

Step 7: Repeat process

For a persistent cramp keep repeating the whole process until the pain subsides.

If you suffer with recurring cramps, contact your doctor.

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  2. xrosex

    I only ever get foot cramp during swimming which is anoting because most of these wont work (Do you wear shoes when swimming?)

  3. sherbe

    It may sound crazy but has been working for me now for 5 months or so--I haven't had ANY cramps since I did this. Take pieces of a bar of soap and put the pieces under your fitted sheet on top of the mattress of your bed-needs to be put around area of your calves and all down by your feet too!! Every night I get into my bed I feel for the pieces of soap with my feet and move/rub them around until they feel like they are in the places I need them most--TRY THIS IT REALLY WORKS!! Try to use soap that is scented slightly-I took small bars I had gotten from staying in various hotels/motels and broke those into half -dollar size pieces....ALSO before I started sleeping with the soap under my fitted sheets on my bed, I had TERRIBLE/PAINFUL cramps EVERY night and only think that helped me then was to take a couple of teaspoons full of cream of tartar(the dry spice-find it in the baking section or spice aisle at any grocery store) anyway 2-3 teaspoons of it mixed in some really cold water,butjust enough water where you can actually drink it down..you don't want a paste(not that thick) but also don't want the cream of tartar mixed into 8 oz of water either just eye it until you can drink it without any clumps/or it be like a paste, repeat when needed...at first experiment with how much cream of tartar to use you may need 3-4 teaspoons instead. GOOD LUCK from a cramp free person, NOW that is!!

  4. zds

    my solution for foot cramp is very simple; i just jump on the front of the foot in pain and the pressure whole body jumping on that foot shows a deep massage effect i guess, i found out this by myself but it really works!

  5. petty

    foot cramps put me in agony and i cannot cope with them i scream and shout i cannot move my foot i can only massage it and any pressure on it brings back the cramp straight away, any comments please

  6. Anonymous

    thankyou for the video ,it is of much benifit. i tried to put two shapes on the bottom ,but they came out as question marks.

  7. Anonymous

    very good video. ??

  8. crissiek

    how about if the toes cramp?

  9. Anonymous

    I cant stand the foot cremps I get very regularly. I takr Quinine, tonic water , bananas three times a day, I drink plenty of water but still I suffer with foot cramp nearly every day. I there anything rlse I can do as I am suffering in and out of work and sleepless nights.

  10. Anonymous

    okay. that's weird. I learnt in my first aid class that u cant massage ur cramped foot!