Question: how to tell the difference between a leg cramp and a blood clot?
Answer: cramp and pulled muscles will cause pain but not necessarily hot skin or redness in the affected area. whereas cramp can be 'walked off', pain caused a blood clot is more likely to persist. bending the foot at the ankle, so that the toes point upwards, will cause or intensify pain in the calf if a blood clot is present ...