Causes of leg cramps and ways to get rid of them

14 July 2017, 16:52 | Health
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She will involuntarily come down when you do not expect it at all ... And this, how annoyingly it would not sound, not love, it's a cramp. The muscle on the leg at one point is shortened and stony, crouched, fingers twitch, and the sharply increasing pain forces you to hook and jump.

She will involuntarily come down when you do not expect it at all ... And this, how annoyingly it would not sound, not love, it's a cramp. The muscle on the leg at one point is shortened and stony, crouched and twitching fingers, and the sharply increasing pain forces you to hook and jump. In this case, in most cases, a cramp overtakes you in the evening, when you peacefully lie on the couch watching the transfer and think you do not think about any misfortunes. Then, and fiercely rubbing the stiff place, sipping your toes, you think: "Well, the athletes this happens from the loads, but I have something from which the legs cramp?".

In general, more than 75 percent of all people are affected by leg cramps, and sports are only one of the many reasons for their appearance. The prerequisites for leg cramps are varied - from various diseases to ordinary muscle flaccidity. By the way, doctors say that true convulsions are even more severe and unsafe symptoms, and what we are accustomed to call foot cramps is, in fact, spasms of the calf muscle and the muscle of the leg.

More common reasons for leg cramps are overexertion, from being in the same position for a long time. It happens, if the whole day to walk in shoes on high heels, squat for a long time, for example, weeding beds, or in another constrained position. These prerequisites for leg cramps are peculiar, namely, for musicians, tailors, typists and people of other professions, who for a long time have to be in the same position.

Another reason, on the other hand, lies in over-activity, huge physical exertion, long running. Often, you can follow how at the last minute of the football match, players practically roll around on the grass, grabbing at their feet. Fans often blame them for all this in the simulation, consider it a dishonest method of delaying time to save a team result suitable. In fact, the players who ran back an hour and a half, really experience merciless and painful cramps, in which continuing movement is simply unrealistic.

The prerequisites for leg cramps can be found in the lack of any other substances needed by the body. This may be a lack of calcium and potassium in the blood, oxygen and even ordinary water. Diseases - such as osteochondrosis, sclerosis, varicose veins, sweet diabetes - can also cause spasms. To provoke cramps, even single pharmaceutical preparations, for example, diuretics and hormones. Harmful habits - alcohol abuse and smoking - also cause seizures.

To get rid of the once-cramping of feet, people are even trained intuitively. In attempts to get rid of pain, the person himself finds such a position of the leg, in which the cramp releases. Usually, for this it is enough, taking hold of the toe of the foot, gently pull the foot. These same players are helped to do this by their colleagues, and even the player of a foreign team, who was there, because the martyr is hampered by boots. Helps also rubbing muscles, her massage or needle prick. When cramps occur during physical activity, you must immediately finish running or walking, and if the spasm overtook you in a supine position (night cramps are widely spread), it is best to stand with your bare feet on the cool floor. Increased attention should be paid to convulsions swimmers - because this is an even threat to their lives.

When there is a spasm in the water, you need to finish moving your legs and try to unbend the affected foot with another foot. Helps and pinned to the trunks pin.

If you have very often and without visible circumstances, there are cramps in your legs, how to cure them, will give a hint to the doctor. You can consult first with a district therapist. Perhaps, the drugs prescribed by him will help. And if you have a disposition to cramps, you need to do at least a simple gymnastics for the feet and massage once a day.

Health. Sumy. Ua.

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