Many people have had cramps in their feet! In fact, foot cramps are a very uncomfortable thing. So what is the cause of foot cramps? How to alleviate it? Here are the reasons why I recommend foot cramps for you. I hope I can help you.
1. Keep a sleep posture for a long time
When sleeping at ordinary times, if you keep a sleep posture for a long time, such as lying on your back or prone for a long time, these postures will lead to an absolute relaxation point of a muscle in the lower leg for a long time. In this way, the muscle condition will be in a passive contracture, resulting in foot cramps.
2. The body estrogen decreases
With the continuous increase of age, especially the estrogen in the elderly women's body will continue to decline, so that osteoporosis will occur in the body, and the blood calcium level in the body will be lower than the average value. Muscle stress will increase, so muscle spasms often occur. This is why the elderly, especially middle-aged and elderly women, are more prone to foot cramps.
3. Stimulated by the cold environment outside
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 don't pay attention to keeping warm or the quilt is thin, the body is also prone to foot cramps.
4. Insufficient or excessive rest
Modern medicine has found that if the body is too tired, sleep time is not enough, or sleep time is too long, it is easy to lead to the accumulation of acid metabolites in some parts of the body, which will lead to muscle spasm. In addition, lack of rest can also lead to foot cramps, such as long-term exercise or walking, which will lead to lower limb fatigue or lack of sleep, which will also lead to lactic acid accumulation. If you sleep too long, the blood circulation in your body will slow down, so carbon dioxide will accumulate in your body, which will also lead to foot cramps.
1. Preparatory type
Take the sitting position, keep your waist slightly straight, put your feet flat and shoulder width, overlap the palm of your left hand with the back of your right hand, gently place it on your small abdomen, keep your eyes flat and slightly closed, breathe evenly, relax your whole body, and sit still for 1 ~ 2 minutes.
2. Hold the back of the lower leg
Place the affected limb flat on the knee of the healthy limb, use the thumb of the opposite hand to engage with the other four fingers, and repeatedly pinch the posterior leg muscle of the affected limb from top to bottom for 0.5 ~ 1 minute.
Efficacy: soften tendons and relieve swelling and pain.
3. Knead Weizhong acupoint
Put the fingertip of the healthy hand on the Weizhong point of the affected limb, put the thumb above the patella, and knead it with appropriate force for 0.5 ~ 1 minute.
Efficacy: promoting blood circulation and detumescence, dredging collaterals and relieving pain.
4. Massage Yanglingquan point
Place the thumb pulp on the Yanglingquan point of the affected limb on the same side, attach the other four fingers to the calf, and press and knead with appropriate force for 0.5 ~ 1 minute.
Efficacy: soothe the liver and gallbladder, relieve spasm and pain.
5. Massage Zusanli
Overlap the index finger and middle finger of the healthy hand, put the tip of the middle finger on the Zusanli point of the affected limb, and pinch it with appropriate force for 0.5 ~ 1 minute.
Efficacy: tonifying spleen and stomach, harmonizing Qi and blood.
6. Press and knead the mouth points of the strip
Place the affected limb flat on the knee of the healthy limb, put the finger pulp of the healthy hand on the Tiaokou point, and press and knead with appropriate force for 0.5 ~ 1 minute.
Efficacy: Dredge meridians, relieve spasm and pain.
1. Keep warm and warm. Pay attention to maintaining a comfortable and warm sleeping environment. Getting cold is easy to induce cramps.
2. Wearing comfortable shoes, flat feet and other body structure problems make some people particularly prone to leg cramps. Appropriate shoes are one of the ways to make up for them.
3. Pay attention to the sleeping position and try not to lie on your back or prone for a long time to avoid muscle contracture caused by long-term relaxation of calf muscles.
4. Properly participate in physical exercise, reduce the occurrence of cramps through exercise, and stretch the gastrocnemius muscle (posterior calf muscle) every day to prevent frequent leg cramps.
5. Supplement some vitamin E when necessary, such as Kiwi fruit, spinach, cabbage, almond and hazelnut.
6. Proper calcium supplementation and eating more dairy products, lean meat and other foods containing lactic acid and amino acids can promote the dissolution of calcium salts and help absorption.
7. Avoid drinking alcohol, coffee, coke and other drinks with the function of stimulating the central nervous system before sleep, do not read stimulating books and film and television works, do not make emotions, and ensure to go to sleep soon after lying in bed.