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Why Do My Feet Hurt While Lying Down In Bed At Night?
Question: Feet hurt when lying down in bed at night. fine when upright.
Brief Answer:
For how long has this been going on?
Detailed Answer:
HI,
Am so sorry to hear about this. Will like to know for how long this has been going on. Also, do you have any pain when walking up the stairs or walking? How often do you get these pains and how long does each attack lasts?
With these, I will be able to provide more specific and helpful advise that would address your worries.
Waiting to hear from you.
For how long has this been going on?
Detailed Answer:
HI,
Am so sorry to hear about this. Will like to know for how long this has been going on. Also, do you have any pain when walking up the stairs or walking? How often do you get these pains and how long does each attack lasts?
With these, I will be able to provide more specific and helpful advise that would address your worries.
Waiting to hear from you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No pain when walking and going up stairs. Do have neuropathy with no apparent reason blood tests recently taken were fine
Brief Answer:
These are very similar to nocturnal cramps!
Detailed Answer:
These represent nocturnal cramps unless electrolytes are abnormal. Initial management strategies include stretching exercises as detailed in the following section.
"Stretching exercises – Posterior leg muscle stretching exercises are usually performed in the weightbearing position. The posterior leg muscles are stretched by leaning forward with the legs kept straight and the feet kept flat on the floor; the position is held for 10 to 20 seconds and stretches are repeated three to five times in succession, four times daily for the first week, then twice daily in the evening, and again before retiring thereafter. Stretching before going to bed at night may be sufficient for some patients"
If your health doesn't permit, let me know so that I can propose some pharmacological alternatives reserved for cramps that fail to respond to these initial measures. In addition, get well hydrated throughout the day.
I wish you well. Kindly keep me updated about this.
These are very similar to nocturnal cramps!
Detailed Answer:
These represent nocturnal cramps unless electrolytes are abnormal. Initial management strategies include stretching exercises as detailed in the following section.
"Stretching exercises – Posterior leg muscle stretching exercises are usually performed in the weightbearing position. The posterior leg muscles are stretched by leaning forward with the legs kept straight and the feet kept flat on the floor; the position is held for 10 to 20 seconds and stretches are repeated three to five times in succession, four times daily for the first week, then twice daily in the evening, and again before retiring thereafter. Stretching before going to bed at night may be sufficient for some patients"
If your health doesn't permit, let me know so that I can propose some pharmacological alternatives reserved for cramps that fail to respond to these initial measures. In addition, get well hydrated throughout the day.
I wish you well. Kindly keep me updated about this.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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