 [ Symptoms ] leg cramps i am having very sharp pain in my upper left thigh for about a week now   since my last workout the pain is not constant it comes in waves and feels like burning for about two seconds then goes away it is getting stronger could this be a cramp it is a small spot on my thigh about the size of a golf ball but very concentrated [ Disease ] i wonder if you have a torn muscle it does not sound like a cramp to me a cramp is when your muscle tenses uncontrollably and feels like it is trying to tear itself apart if your muscle tenses it could be a cramp   in that case try hydration gentle stretching calcium and either gatorade or pickle juice