Leg cramps occur in almost every person. Well, if it's just a single cramp. But what if you reduce your legs more often and the sharp pain in the gastrocnemius wakes you up at night all the time?
To begin with, we will decide - why are we stretching our legs?Cramp is a muscle spasm, a sharp contraction of muscle fibers. At rest, the circulatory system supplies the muscles with nutrients, glucose and oxygen. And quite copes with it. But once a person engages in active activities, the need for an influx of these elements increases. If the blood vessels do not cope with the increased blood flow to the muscles, then muscle tissue experiences oxygen starvation and lack of glucose. As a result - cramps in the legs. Let's look at the most common causes of this condition:
- Why does it reduce legs with large physicalloads from an unprepared person, athletes after long training, with work associated with a long "on the legs"? Muscles consume a large amount of energy (glucose). Lack of it in the muscle tissue to continue active work provokes a cramp.
- Why does it reduce legs during pregnancy?Here the reason is very simple. The developing fetus requires a large amount of calcium for the structure of its bone tissue, which it takes from the body of the mother. It is extremely important for a pregnant woman to monitor her diet by supplying a full-fledged set of vitamins, minerals and nutrients to the baby, which is completely dependent on her.
- Почему сводит ноги во время сна?Because of the uncomfortable position of the legs in bed. Incorrect position of the leg compresses the blood vessels, and this is fraught with convulsive manifestations. Especially if the vessels overlap for a long time.
- Why does your legs move when bathing in cold water?During swimming, the human body performs double work - the physical costs of the process itself and the reflex protection from the cold (trembling). Double energy costs require an additional flow of power to the muscles. If the body does not cope - a cramp in the water. What could be very dangerous.
- Почему сводит ноги у людей с избыточным весом?The additional load in the form of extra kilograms on the blood vessels of the muscles of the legs is not only what leads to swelling, but also makes them work in an “emergency” mode. As a rule, the walls of blood vessels in such people lose their elasticity and do not cope with their task. As a result, venous dilatations and convulsive phenomena in the legs.
- The phenomenon of "leg cramped" is often found in womenpreferring high heels on shoes. Unnatural stress on the muscles of the legs leads to their tension, which makes itself felt at night, when a person is relaxed. It is then that residual stresses begin to appear. The same reason for the appearance of convulsions in people suffering from flatfoot is the wrong load on the gastrocnemius muscle. Wearing special shoes or orthopedic liners is necessary for them.
Perhaps the occurrence of seizures at night causedany disease. To identify the causes, a visit to the doctor is necessary. If everything is in order with health, and only the items listed above are the basis for convulsions, then everything is fixable.
Revise your food.Do you have enough high calcium foods in your diet: milk and dairy products, cheese, cottage cheese, beans, spinach, red fish, etc.? Does your body have enough micronutrients, vitamins and nutrients?
If you experience cramps do not panic.Pull on your big toe, then do a “point” massage with your fingers, even if it hurts to touch it. After a while the pain will let go. And when establishing a proper lifestyle, these phenomena will go away. Health to you!
