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Richard Cranium
06-02-03, 07:28 AM
I have a condition that I cannot find any information on the interent about, and would like anyone to speculate or guess about "it" at will...

I'm in "pretty good" shape, normal weight, no limb or bone abnormalities. But I have this problem where if I push or touch the second toe on my right leg it causes a pretty severe "cramp" in my right leg. The "twinge" or cramp goes right up the top of my foot into my leg. Sometimes all the way up to my thigh.

I get this anytime I push downward on my toe. I have no other cramping going anywhere else in my body, and this can happen weather I'm rested, hydrated or not. In other words, I'm not prone to cramping a lot....

Since I rarely have pressure on my toe in this manner, this isn't really a big deal, but "inquiring minds want to know".......

Whats' the deal with my toe? Is there a name for this reaction or ailment?


cbhungry
06-02-03, 04:19 PM
Isolated physiologic myoclonus...many types. here is a link http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/921444835.html
http://www.cmdg.org/Movement_/myoclonus/myoclonus.htm

SamDaBikinMan
06-02-03, 08:31 PM
I have a strange phenomenon that happens every so often. If my foot is in a certain position when I exert force a shooting shocking sensation will travel all the way from my heel up into my glutes. Like an electrical shock that lasts a split second.


Richard Cranium
06-03-03, 07:52 AM
Sam, sounds like you can "pinch" a nerve.

CB, thanks for the link, but it's not that. For one thing, this thing can last a while if I keep holding mytoe. It really feels' just like a cramp.'