Whether we sleep or we run, sometimes we will find that our legs will cramp. There are many reasons for the cramp. Maybe it is caused by your malnutrition. Of course, there is another possibility that it may happen by chance, and it will not have any impact on your body. No matter what the reason is, we should have a good physical examination. Next, let's come together Understand why people suddenly cramp?
Common causes of leg cramps
① Cold stimulation. For example, exercise in cold environment in winter, insufficient preparation and low water temperature in summer can easily cause leg cramps. Sleep at night did not cover a good quilt, calf muscles by cold stimulation. Will spasm people pain wake up.
② The muscles contract too fast continuously. During strenuous exercise, the whole body is in a state of tension, and the leg muscles contract too fast. The relaxation time is too short, and the local metabolite lactic acid is increased. The muscle contraction and relaxation are difficult to coordinate, resulting in calf muscle spasm.
③ Sweating too much. Exercise time is long, the amount of exercise is large, sweating is much, and salt is not replenished in time. A lot of liquid and electrolyte are lost in the body. Metabolic waste is accumulated. The local blood circulation of muscle is not good, and spasm is easy to occur.
④ Excessive fatigue. When long-distance travel, mountain, climbing, leg muscles are most prone to fatigue. Because every time you climb a mountain, one foot supports the weight of the whole body. The muscle of this leg needs six times the strength of a person's weight to lift the foot. When it is tired to a certain extent, it will spasm.
⑤ Calcium deficiency. Calcium ion plays an important role in muscle contraction. When the concentration of calcium ion in the blood is too low, the muscle is easy to be excited and spasmodic. Teenagers grow rapidly and are prone to calcium deficiency, so leg cramps often occur.
Prevention of leg cramp
① Should pay attention to supplement calcium and vitamin D, can eat calcium tablets, can also eat calcium rich food, such as shrimp skin, milk, bean products.
② To strengthen physical exercise, exercise should be fully prepared, let the body open, at this time the blood circulation of the lower limbs is smooth, and then participate in a variety of fierce sports or competitions, can avoid leg cramps.
③ Pay attention to keep warm, not to let local muscles cold.
Emergency treatment of three leg cramps
Usually, once the leg cramp occurs, you can immediately use your hand to grasp the big toe on one side of the cramp, and then slowly straighten the foot, and then stretch the leg vigorously, the calf muscles will not cramp; or use both hands to vigorously massage the calf stomach, can also be effective.
If leg cramps occur frequently, seek medical treatment.
The easiest thing is to relax when you have a cramp - and then slowly straighten your feet
Why people suddenly cramp? There are many reasons. When you have leg cramps, it's better to analyze them one by one according to the above reasons. If you don't know what the reason is, you must go to the regular hospital for examination and treatment, so as to ensure your health, and of course, you can live better.