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Nadal collapses at U.S. Open press conference

Sports Sep. 05, 2011 - 07:21AM JST ( 6 )

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smithinjapanSep. 05, 2011 - 01:59PM JST

When I saw the video of this I found it baffling that leg pain could cause that kind of a reaction in and of itself. How can cramps do that? Methinks it's something a little more troubling and serious, but then again maybe not.
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borschtSep. 05, 2011 - 02:12PM JST

I forget what it's called but the leg muscle basically turns into a small scrunched up ball - extremely painful. I've seen it happen to a couple of athletic friends of mine and there's almost nothing you can do except wait about 15 minutes for the muscle to relax.
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irishosaruSep. 05, 2011 - 02:33PM JST

The calf muscle basically contracts suddenly all by itself, as a result of (usually) overexercising the muscle. Not stretching enough and dehydration can bring it on also, in combination with exercise.

I used to box a bit, and after a month or so of no training, when I started training again, I used to get them at least once. The muscle just turns to rock, and the only thing to do is try and stretch the muscle and just wait. They were agonising, but none of mine ever lasted as long as Nadal's seemed to do.
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warnerbroSep. 05, 2011 - 02:44PM JST

I've had them in the calf and abdomen. If you saw me when one grabbed my abdominals, you'd think I was having a heart attack. Very painful and all I can do is try to relax, can't move at all.
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smithinjapanSep. 05, 2011 - 05:42PM JST

warnerbro: That's what it looked like to me -- the guy was having a heart attack or something like it. Abdomen I can see going down like that. Leg, I cannot. But like I said, I don't think I've experienced leg cramps on that level, if that's what it was.
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LagunaSep. 05, 2011 - 10:33PM JST

In the front and in the back, he said - probably initially the hamstring, which brought a secondary calf cramp to compensate. As painful as those are, the best thing to do is hobble them off, then go for a massage. Hope he feels better tomorrow.