Causes and treatment of cramps, treatment methods for leg cramps

Have you ever had this experience: when we are exercising, our leg muscles suddenly twitch and our legs are out of control; or when we are sleeping soundly at night, we are suddenly awakened by the twitching pain in our legs. These are all manifestations of leg cramps. What causes leg cramps? Are there any treatments?

1: Maintaining a sleeping posture for a long time. When you sleep normally, if you maintain a sleeping posture for a long time, such as lying on your back for a long time, or lying on your stomach, etc., these postures will cause a certain muscle in the calf to remain in an absolutely relaxed state for a long time, so the muscle will be in a state of passive contraction, which will cause leg cramps.

2: Stimulated by the cold external environment If the external environment is too cold, the muscles in the body will be stimulated by the cold. For example, in the cold winter, the indoor temperature is relatively low. At this time, if you do not pay attention to keeping warm or the quilt you cover is too thin, your body will easily suffer from leg cramps.

3: Decline of estrogen in the body As people age, especially elderly women, estrogen in the body will continue to decline, which will cause osteoporosis and lower blood calcium levels. Muscle irritability will increase, so muscles often spasm. This is why the elderly, especially middle-aged and elderly women, are more prone to leg cramps.

4: Insufficient or excessive rest Modern medicine has found that if the body is too tired, the sleep time is not enough, or the sleep time is too long, it is easy to cause the accumulation of acid metabolites in parts of the body, which will lead to muscle spasms. In addition, insufficient rest can also cause leg cramps. For example, long-term exercise or walking will cause excessive fatigue in the lower limbs or lack of sleep, which will also lead to lactic acid accumulation. If the sleep time is too long, the blood circulation speed in the body will slow down, so that carbon dioxide will accumulate in the body, which will also cause leg cramps.

1: There are many reasons for leg cramps. If you want to restore your health, you need to choose the most suitable treatment method according to your physical condition. Generally, if you have cramps, you should use your hands to pull your toes in the opposite direction and persist for one or two minutes. You can see the effect quickly. The specific treatment methods are as follows:

2: Specifically, if the muscles behind the calf cramp, you can straighten your knee joint as much as possible, or lift your foot, which can relieve the pain. In addition, if the muscles in the front of the calf cramp, you can press your foot and then forcefully pull your toes, which can also relieve the discomfort.

1: 1. Pay attention to keeping warm in daily life, and add or remove clothes scientifically when the seasons change; 2. Maintain a scientific sleeping posture, and do not maintain a posture for a long time; 3. The time for exercise or walking should not be too long, and physical exercise must be scientific; 4. If the problem of leg cramps is more serious, you can consult a professional doctor and supplement some vitamin E; 5. You also need to pay attention to calcium supplementation in daily life. In addition to directly supplementing some calcium, you can also achieve the goal through daily diet, such as eating more dairy products or lean meat containing a lot of lactic acid and amino acids. These foods can promote the dissolution of calcium salts and also help the body absorb them.

It is a great trouble, mainly because the calf muscles suddenly become very hard. This pain is very unbearable and lasts from a few seconds to tens of seconds. Therefore, we must master the method of treating leg cramps in daily life, and we should also do a good job of preventing leg cramps in daily life, so that the body can be healthier.