To er, or not to ER... Sometimes a daily question for me. It really depends on you and the ER you're going to... Most ERs if you have an ongoing issue aren't going to do much, they 'might' try to give you some short lived relief, maybe a sailor's cocktail as our ER terms it (relaxant, narcotic, Benadryl) and out the door you go, with instructions to see a 'real' doctor. But every so often you might happen upon a specialist who happens to be working that night who can point you in a direction of a dx, but probably won't do much right then.

And rarely will they admit you just because of pain or spasms, so anyway it goes, you 'might' be given a few hours of medicated relief, or you might be treated like someone who's just seeking drugs and tossed out. It's all really up to the doctor on call, there's good one and terrible one all around the world.

That being said, I have gone to the ER for cocktails on occasion, when the pain just gets to be too much and the medication doesn't even begin to touch it. Especially if I think it might be a bright idea to try one of the million and one ways I've thought of for suicide, not because I want to die, but there's more than one way to kill pain, kill it off at the source! But then the shots they give me tend to act as a reset button. I can get caught up on some sleep, helping the usual meds to work better for a bit and repairs my psyche knowing I can still get a breather from pain with enough drugs.

So if you're looking for a quick, though likely short-lived relief, just enough to start the battle again, by all means go to the ER. If you're wanting a dx, change of meds, or more permanent fix...don't bother, would be my advice. Unless it is an emergency like its hard to breathe, you're breaking out in a cold sweat and feeling really shaky/dizzy, experiencing loss of consciousness, heart is racing or sleeping.

You could try some of the things for muscle spasms to get relief, volteran gel works well for both pain and calming the muscles some. It's sort of like bengay, different medication, but you apply in the same manner. You could also try applying a heating pad on low to the major muscles like your thighs or lower back, and massage there's info on the net with pictures and instructions.

For myself I tend to go a smidgen higher than a hand widths above the joints, then apply pressure with the thumb, just below that of 'white knuckling' but still hard pressure, follow the muscle down to the joint, remove and start again in one clean movement starting from top to joint, working across from the interior outward (right leg start from the left and work towards the right) doing the tops of the thighs but the back of the calves where the stronger muscles are. Works much better if you apply a bit of heat first to try and make the muscles a bit more mailable and moisturizer to keep the thumb from catching on the skin.

It probably won't get you up and running but might help relieve the 'tight' feeling while you're relaxed.