Ow, my leg. Ow, my leg. Ow, my other leg.

[dasjoe]

i recently had a cramp in my tongue. hurt like hell. couldn't move the tongue for about 5 minutes.
it surely looked funny, but it *really* hurt.

[shbaz]

Yeah, if she weren't only 18 years old.

This has already been well explained above.

The cramping up of limbs is a natural process once you have fully grown (most every doctor will tell you that age is 18), and again, is a product of the body aging, along with other factors (in some cases, poor nutrition can be cited, but unless you live in a third-world country this is rarely an issue). Severe cramping in the legs can signify a lot of things, really (like Atherosclerosis), but at that age it's more likely that you're just sleeping wrong or your body is just changing.  I used to be able to lay on my arm all day as a kid, for example, but now about 30 minutes and they go numb..

I dunno.. I've had cramps since as long as I can remember, and I'm only 19. I still think it's dehydration or improper nutrition. Age shouldn't really start adversly affecting you until your 30's or 40's so long as you're healthy.

[Czar]

Was your cramp like, from the back of the knee to a little up?
I remember feeling this the first time( it happened only 4-5 times recently to me).

I was lying on the couch and suddenly this extraordinry strong pain was in my leg.
I couldn't believe it.
After a few minutes of stugglin' it went away, but ALAS, a bigger hell came.
THE OTHER LEG WAS INFECETD!

etc. etc.

A few days later, a friend gave me the secret which goes for ALL CRAMPS!

Just go THROUGH IT!

Meaning, straight your leg in my case.

1 for the trouble 2 for the time.

C.

[Hollister Man]

Kinda on the same topic, enough to not bother with another, does anyone know what might cause numb spots on my shoulders?  Like an inch down and three or four inches on either side of my neck.  Its not too bad most of the time, but it comes and goes.

[Darth Mandarb]

My father used to get something similar ... it was because he had a pinched nerve in his neck.

Do you get neck pain and occasional dizziness?

[Hollister Man]

Nope.  My chiropractor says I need to come see him every week and pay him $45 each time and that will make it go away.  :p  Stuipid guy, doesn't he know I need that money for rent?  (Did I just type stuipid? Yes, I did...the numbness must be traveling to my brain)

[Las Naranjas]

I often have pains in my legs that force me to use a walking stick to get around the house. It seems to be related to sudden changes in the weather.

It apparently has no cause whatsoever medically though. It's not cramps, it's not athritis, it's not even consistent. It'll take me 10 minutes to get out of bed because it'll hurt if I move the wrong way, but I can ride a bike fine. Then I'll nearly fall over when I get off because I still can't walk.

It could be a nerve problem, but it's funny that there's, as far as doctors and specialists can see, no reason at all why it is happening. It's also frustrating.