Arm cramps, learn the correct treatment steps

There are many things to pay attention to during exercise, such as warming up thoroughly before exercise, otherwise it is easy to have muscle strains and other problems. For most men, cramps are very common during exercise. So, if your arm cramps, what rescue methods can be used?

The correct processing steps are as follows:

1. Massage the cramp area.

2. Carefully stretch and lengthen the muscles where the cramp occurs, keeping them in a stretched state.

3. Apply hot compress with a towel to the cramp area.

Treatment of gastrocnemius cramps:

(1) If you feel sudden pain or cramps in your gastrocnemius muscle during strenuous exercise, immediately hold your big toe tightly and slowly straighten your leg. When the pain subsides, continue massaging.

(2) Treatment of cramps during swimming:

Finger and palm cramps: Make a fist, then open it forcefully, and then quickly make a fist again. Repeat this process while forcefully moving your palm toward the back of your hand.

Upper arm cramp: Make a fist and bend your elbow as much as possible, then stretch it out forcefully, and repeat this process.

Calf or toe cramps: Use the hand on the opposite side of the cramped calf to hold the toes of the cramped leg and pull upward with force. At the same time, use the palm of the hand on the same side to press on the knee of the cramped calf to help straighten the calf.

Thigh cramp: Bend the cramped thigh to make it at a right angle to the body and bend the knee joint. Then hold the calf with both hands, press it against the thigh and make a shaking motion. Then straighten it forward and repeat this process.

(3) If you experience gastrocnemius cramps in the middle of the night, you can use the wall to block your toes, straighten your legs until the pain and cramps are relieved, and then massage them.