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<blockquote data-quote="maglil55" data-source="post: 1351600" data-attributes="member: 52911"><p>I can relate to your pain. I have lived for almost 11 years now with pins and needles, constant cramp and lack of sensation in both legs and feet and spasms in the left leg when it gets really upset. I know the cause though - my spinal cord was crushed in a RTA by a very large truck. I'm alive though and I can walk after a fashion. My sleep is disturbed though as it is very difficult to get comfortable. There are a number of things I have found help me and give some , if only temporary, relief. I see a physio every 4 weeks for deep tissue massage and to stretch the muscles. It's agony at the time but it helps for quite a few days afterwards. Part of my problem is fluid in the left leg does not drain properly due to the damage caused by the accident so it has to be "encouraged" out. I also have compression socks that were fitted and supplied on prescription. These things are murder to get on but boy are they firm and they do help with the fluid issue. Another thing the physio recommended was a massage stick.I got mine on Amazon - 66fit trigger roller massage stick. It's about £9. When I go to bed I can get cramp on top of the cramp that is there all the time and the muscles in the legs go rock solid. Just rolling this stick on the muscles unknots them and give some movement. I also go to Aqua Fit classes as I don't have to worry about falling over and these classes help release the muscles. There's 2 other things that help me - the Revitiv Medic - Ian Botham was advertising it on TV. Not cheap - £250 the one I have but it does help. It is essentially a TENS machine but a powerful one. The other is Club Cleo massage boots. They were about £70 but I've had them since they operated on my spine 11 years ago. They are similar to the Flowtron boots they put on you in hospital after surgery which leaves you immobile. I try to avoid taking painkillers regularly as they cause their own problems. I've tried most things but these ones work for me - obviously I don't use them all at once but vary according to what I feel at the time. If I was you though I would be wanting to get to the bottom of what is causing it and is it fixable? Mine isn't so I just get on with it but exercise and movement does help. To be honest after 11 years this is my "normal" now. Hope there are some useful ideas here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maglil55, post: 1351600, member: 52911"] I can relate to your pain. I have lived for almost 11 years now with pins and needles, constant cramp and lack of sensation in both legs and feet and spasms in the left leg when it gets really upset. I know the cause though - my spinal cord was crushed in a RTA by a very large truck. I'm alive though and I can walk after a fashion. My sleep is disturbed though as it is very difficult to get comfortable. There are a number of things I have found help me and give some , if only temporary, relief. I see a physio every 4 weeks for deep tissue massage and to stretch the muscles. It's agony at the time but it helps for quite a few days afterwards. Part of my problem is fluid in the left leg does not drain properly due to the damage caused by the accident so it has to be "encouraged" out. I also have compression socks that were fitted and supplied on prescription. These things are murder to get on but boy are they firm and they do help with the fluid issue. Another thing the physio recommended was a massage stick.I got mine on Amazon - 66fit trigger roller massage stick. It's about £9. When I go to bed I can get cramp on top of the cramp that is there all the time and the muscles in the legs go rock solid. Just rolling this stick on the muscles unknots them and give some movement. I also go to Aqua Fit classes as I don't have to worry about falling over and these classes help release the muscles. There's 2 other things that help me - the Revitiv Medic - Ian Botham was advertising it on TV. Not cheap - £250 the one I have but it does help. It is essentially a TENS machine but a powerful one. The other is Club Cleo massage boots. They were about £70 but I've had them since they operated on my spine 11 years ago. They are similar to the Flowtron boots they put on you in hospital after surgery which leaves you immobile. I try to avoid taking painkillers regularly as they cause their own problems. I've tried most things but these ones work for me - obviously I don't use them all at once but vary according to what I feel at the time. If I was you though I would be wanting to get to the bottom of what is causing it and is it fixable? Mine isn't so I just get on with it but exercise and movement does help. To be honest after 11 years this is my "normal" now. Hope there are some useful ideas here. [/QUOTE]
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