Pain in leg when stretching after waking up?

Question

I have a habit of stretching my leg right after I wake up. This results in a horrible painful sensation that goes away in about 15 seconds. Why does this happen and how can I fix this? This is extremely painful.

Answer 1

Check with a chiropractor because you may just need an alignment.  Also do you flex your foot when you do this?  That helps me.  also I went on line and found some free exercises for the paraformis muscles which

hold the hips in place internally and did those to help a pain that would

shoot down my left leg periodically.  

Answer 2

Sounds like a Charlie Horse which is often due to a lack of potassium. Eat more bananas. :)

Answer 3

don't stretch so hard you could of tore the muscle there and they need time to heal just like a cut or sore so take it easy on the morning stretch it might help