Serious Question.

I have all sorts of ailments but not that one.

I hope it is nothing serious. Time to see the Dr. I'd say.

Thanks for the concern guys. 
Doctor says it's nothing serious. I think I'm going shopping for a new chair for the studio today.
I can't remember the name of the company (for some reason Harmon Kardon keeps popping in my head but I know that's not it )  but I know of one that makes extremely comfy chairs for offices and are meant to spend longer periods of time in.
And I am going to try to remember to get up and move about more often while engulfed in my mixing sessions.

Mike

I have the Aeron on the "office side" of the studio. On day I hope to have another on the DAW side.

I've had my Aeron for what seems like 15 years now. 

foxwolfen

I have also had the pleasure of feeling like someone has hoofed me in the groin when there seemed to be no cause.

Me too, only more like a knife stab..I swear the doc was smirking when he told me I'd pulled a muscle in..'it'...caused by dragging tree stumps backwards up a hill.

Maybe next time I'll use my hands...

jamesg1213

foxwolfen

I have also had the pleasure of feeling like someone has hoofed me in the groin when there seemed to be no cause.

Me too, only more like a knife stab..I swear the doc was smirking when he told me I'd pulled a muscle in..'it'...caused by dragging tree stumps backwards up a hill.

Maybe next time I'll use my hands...

LSHSFOMA  LSH Stumps Fell Out My A

Mike if the doc is not a specialist maybe a second opinion
from one is in order.
Your educated guess may be correct but personally I'd
feel better knowing two doctors agree.

You may to film a night of sleep...( I'm sorry...my sense of humor..geeze)

And I thought this was a serious thread.... yeah right!


I've heard of this... it doesn't sound like fun. When I was in the military, leg cramps were common at night and painful. It came from exercise like running, and lack of minerals (I've heard that a lack of calcium causes cramps).... but IDK about the thing you described.   

The best remedy I have found for cramps was to exercise  and stretch the muscles...... I don't know how that's gonna work for you. Actually, if you figure it out....I don't wanna know. 

For any sort of cramping you could increase your intake of quinine by drinking tonic water or they do make over the counter leg cramp/restless leg medications that contain a very small dose of quinine.  

These were recommended by my doctor when I started taking a medication for the Graft. vs Host scleroderma I have post bone marrow transplant, the medication Gleevec, most commonly given to chronic leukemia patients, has the side effect in many of causing severe cramping - for me it's mostly in my calves, feet, and hands.  Over 50% of people taking Gleevec can't continue at a therapeutic dosage due to the cramping, but for me the benefit has been worth managing muscular cramps.  He recommended the quinine in tonic water since the prescription version of quinine has been restricted by the FDA as only to be prescribed for Malaria treatment (I used to take it about 5 years ago for a separate cramping issue, but the government cracked down on off-label usages and you can't get a prescription unless it's for Malaria now).  It has helped the majority of the cramping, some serious cramping incidents still require something a bit stronger at times, but it does help.

Hope this helps.

Yep, something I have to do is move about more. Might try a plain no arm kitchen type chair with a pillow. Never found an office chair that is any good while at the computer except perhaps a plain one which I do not have. Standing up at the computer and having a desk that can raise up and down would benefit probably a lot of people at a computer. Put in a tread mill and than walk at the computer also while standing up with the computer up high enough.