Frequent muscle cramping. What could be wrong?

[Relentless_Hippie]

I don't know what's going on with my body but it seems like if I move too fast or move at a wrong angle I'll go through some pretty painful cramping. When it's happening it hurts really badly and I try to massage the area to make it stop hurting quicker. For example:

If I move my shoulder the wrong way I'll have very painful cramping along the side of my neck

If I move my leg too fast I'll start cramping

If I bend over at a wrong angle I'll start cramping.

It seems like with small movements my body is reacting terribly. Are my muscles just stiff? And would massaging them help?

[madhatters4]

here's a bunch of reasons that can lead to muscle cramping
- Overexertion of the calf muscles while exercising
- Insufficient stretching
- Muscle fatigue
- Dehydration
- Magnesium and/or potassium deficiency
- If pregnant, Calcium deficiency
- Malfunctioning nerves, which could be caused by a problem such as a spinal cord injury or pinched nerve in the neck or back

i'd first focus on makign sure you are drinking enough water. then i'd work on stretching the problem muscle groups. after that i'd start considering if i was getting enough calcium, magnesium and potassium in your diet

[Relentless_Hippie]

Wow really nice answer. I do think it could be a few of these things you've listed. Thank you so much for your response, I'll take your advice. :)

[madhatters4]

any luck addressing and fixing the cramping?

[slimstiffy]

what madhatters said.
hope you get better soon

[Relentless_Hippie]

Yeah his answer was really good! And thank you so much. :) <3

[slimstiffy]

your welcome :-D

[Xfitchick]

You probably lack potassium or magnesium. At breakfast eat a banana or black chocolate (the blacket the better since less sugar)

[Xfitchick]

thanks

[Summer_Bunny]

You're probably dehydrated or need potassium