Painful calf cramps are common during pregnancy, often striking at night during the second and third trimesters. No one really knows why pregnant women get these leg cramps. It's possible that your leg muscles get tired from carrying the extra weight. Or the cramps could be related to swelling from fluid buildup in your legs, a condition known as edema. Others posit that the expansion of the uterus may put pressure on the nerves and blood vessels in the leg.
No matter the reason While you can stretch, and hydrate, and eat bananas…allow Kangapoda to remind you that pressure on your feet and toes when you want to be at ease can help bring these cramps about. This is your special time. Let Kangapoda make your time under the covers awesome.
Athletes are also prone to calf cramps because they are so highly tuned. Muscles need to recover. When the workouts are over, and it is time to rest, relax, and recover, unwanted tension on the feet and toes can help bring about these sudden painful calf cramps.
Nocturnal leg cramps are cramps happen during the night during periods of inactivity when you are off your feet. The contractions come on suddenly and painfully and occur most often in the calf muscles but also in the feet. The spasms may last from several seconds up to several minutes. There might also be muscle soreness after you walk it off or the cramp goes away. Nocturnal leg cramps are more common in adults over age 50, but they also occur in younger adults and children. Both men and women seem to be equally affected.
Doctors’ and therapists’ advice regarding leg cramps strongly supports Kangapoda’s design:
- If you lie on your back, make sure that your toes point upwards – placing a pillow on its side at the end of your bed, with the soles of your feet propped up against it may help keep your feet in the right position.
- Kangapoda’s ergonomic canopy allows you to lie on your back with your feet comfortably at a right angle.
- If you lie on your front, hang your feet over the end of the bed – this will keep your feet in a relaxed position and help stop the muscles in your calves from contracting and tensing.
- Keep your sheets and blankets loose.
- Kangapoda’s patented ergonomic canopy has the looseness built in so the fabric gently drapes your feet rather than having the irritating pressure against your toes.
Neuropathy & Painful Feet Are Often Type 2 Diabetic Issues
People living with diabetes have elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels. Over time these elevated levels can damage the nerve fibers, frequently in the legs and feet. This nerve damage can cause a distinct type of pain—diabetic nerve pain or neuropathy—characterized by a burning, shooting, pins and needles pain.
Many people with Type 2 diabetes cannot tolerate the pressure of a flat top sheet.
With Kangapoda, your bed can be tucked in and your painful feet and toes can lie comfortably without pressure. It is awesome!
The Kangapoda Ergonomic Canopy is expansive enough where feet, ankles, and legs that are healing in casts or immobilization boots can lie comfortably underneath the covers.
The foot is an evolutionary marvel, capable of handling hundreds of tons of force — your weight in motion — every single day. The foot’s myriad parts, including the toes, heel, and ball, work in harmony to get you from one place to another. But the stress of carrying you around puts your feet at high risk of injury, more so than other parts of your body.
Injuries to Tibia and Fibula
Lower leg fractures include fractures of the tibia and fibula. The tibia is the larger of the two bones. It supports most of your weight and is an important part of both the knee joint and ankle joint. However, fractures of the tibia generally also involve fibula fracture, because the force is transmitted along the interosseous membrane to the fibula. Causes include direct forces such as those caused by falls and motor vehicle accidents and indirect or twisting / rotational forces such as a fall while skiing or running into another player during soccer.
Treatments can include nonsurgical approaches s