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Originally Posted by AGDee
Foot surgery would probably be the best answer (feet are REALLY messed up from being put on pointe at age 8). My knees are messed up too (chondromalacia of the patella) so I only do low impact.. exercise bike with interval training programs and weights. I swim sometimes too. I do know that if the water is cold, my feet cramp very quickly. When I swam laps in the 90 degree pool when in Austin, no cramps at all.
I know they are cramps because my toes go into strange positions and I can't even manually move them. Definitely cramps. It's primarily at night, while sleeping, not while exercising, except when I'm swimming in cold water.
It also happens, with less frequency, when I don't exercise at all. It will be almost every night when I'm working out regularly.
I'm not going to let it keep me from working out.
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I had the foot surgery and still get random foot/toe cramping at night. It is worse when I don't wear my toe stretcher, night splint, or do my toe/foot exercises. To be honest with you it is linked more to plantar fasciitis issues, though foot surgery helped. Some people get cramping in the calf with plantar fasciitis, and the night splint really helps. Swimming is good, as is a recumbent bicycle or a rowing machine if you have access to those.
You mentioned a doctor in your first post, if not a podiatrist go see one. The one I saw was full of suggestions that really did help, with the result being surgery but the foot scans, custom made orthotics, and medical equipment (night splint, water cast), were brilliant.
www.footsmart.com has a lot of items you can buy that may be less expensive than a medical store or insurance, and they often have deals on shipping or sales.
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