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I have been waking up to really bad cramps in my calf muscle that have been tightening and hurting really bad. it usually last 10 seconds and then is gone. i dont know what is happening. i am 16 years old. ?
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Leg cramps: Nocturnal leg cramps are often caused by too tight calf muscles. Before going to bed do a fair amount of stretching of both calves to see if the nocturnal leg cramping ends.
Answered 12/13/2019
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