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Sometimes we get so used to using the treasures that Mother Nature has given us that we hardly notice or appreciate them. Meanwhile, the ability to move is one of the greatest gifts. After all, we never think about how exactly this happens; it seems that we are not even involved in it. However, if something goes wrong, such as crooked toes, we notice it immediately.
Today we will talk about problems of the musculoskeletal system, but not about serious diseases, but about those troubles that are most likely the first signs of any ailment.
Cramps of the fingers and toes look like a fairly harmless ailment: it goes away quickly and does not cause much discomfort. Everyone has experienced this feeling at least once in their life. It could appear in a dream or while playing sports. For this reason, many do not even suspect that the reaction when their toes cramp is not at all harmless.
Why does my toes cramp? The two most common reasons are:
These reasons are among the obvious ones, but you need to carefully examine your health status if your toes cramp quite often. If the cramps are not explained by the first two reasons, then you need to think about more serious reasons for the malaise. In this case, you cannot do without medicine and you need to contact a specialist as quickly as possible, since in such a situation, convulsions act as a signal that there is a more serious disease that requires treatment.
Finding an answer to the question of why cramped toes can lead to the discovery of problems in the body. What could be the reasons?
Many diseases can be associated with leg cramps: inflammatory processes, various diseases - thyroid, venous and neurological, diabetes and even a brain tumor. When the cause of seizures is diagnosed, the doctor must establish an individual course of treatment for you, which should be completed completely, following all recommendations.
The problem of limb cramps will be solved only after the main cause of the disease is eliminated. However, if your toes are cramped, this does not necessarily mean that you have any serious illness. Sometimes cramped toes during pregnancy. This happens due to the fact that the load on a woman’s legs in this position increases. Seizures usually occur at night. In the first, second and third trimester, cramps are most severe. In the first stages, this may be a consequence of toxicosis and the accompanying lack of microelements. At the final stage of gestation - may be a consequence of problems with the outflow of venous blood. This occurs due to the compression of the pelvic blood vessels by the heavy uterus, which disrupts normal blood flow.
Treatment of leg cramps must be carried out according to the diagnosed problem. However, you can help yourself or a loved one in this situation in simple ways. You need to try to stretch a muscle that is cramped; to do this, you need to tense the limb and then relax it. Even just wiggling your toes can speed up relief. To improve blood flow, the limb should be massaged.
If there is a warming ointment or cream nearby at this moment, apply it to the leg and massage the muscle along with it. Another way to get rid of this unpleasant feeling is to stand with your bare feet on a cool floor and walk around it a little. These tips can be applied precisely at the moment when cramping pain occurs.
Are you experiencing leg cramps? These are exactly what we will talk about: “Cramp in the leg muscles: cause, treatment.” People, I greet you. In this article I will tell you why your legs cramp, what types of cramps there are and how to deal with all this. The article will cover all the questions in an extremely informative way, so read on for your health.
A frequent occurrence, both among ordinary people and experienced athletes, is convulsions, and this can affect not only the lower extremities, but any part of the body. But you should understand that there are different types of cramp: there are several types - clonic (quick and short twitching of a muscle) and tonic cramp (sustained, prolonged contraction of a muscle with possible pain).
It seems like an article about cramping legs, but I started talking about cramps. For those who haven't made the connection, tight (or twitching) muscles and cramps are synonymous. But let's talk in more detail about the reasons for this physiological phenomenon.
There are many reasons for this, among which the most “harmless” ones are a lack of microelements, excessive workload “out of habit” (banal fatigue or overtraining), and a sedentary lifestyle. But first things first.
Microelements. Our muscles “communicate” with the brain through electrical impulses: the brain orders the muscle to contract, sends a signal, and the muscle contracts. In the case of a lack of potassium, magnesium, calcium and sodium (they are responsible for the conduction of nerve impulses and muscle contraction), the sent signal may be misunderstood: the brain sent a very weak one, but the leg muscle perceived it as incredibly strong. The result is a cramped leg.
This is very simple to explain. In addition, in the warm season, the listed minerals are very much excreted with water: sweating and urination (if you drink often, you need to go out more often).
Load. Don't you play sports? At least you do it irregularly? But as soon as you run a few kilometers, does your leg begin to cramp or does it start to twitch at night? But a similar phenomenon is not observed when you are not working out? Then the reason is obvious: you load yourself too much, plus the above microelements are consumed during training.
Lifestyle. Perhaps you yourself do not like to move a lot, perhaps life conditions (work, study) force you to sit for a long time. When you sit, the veins through which blood flows back to the heart are compressed. No, they are not completely compressed, but their lumen decreases significantly, which later manifests itself as convulsions.
In addition, constantly sitting at a desk entails a decrease in muscle energy resources (ATP), the volume of which is reduced by the body as unnecessary. Well, why should he increase and accumulate them if you move little? This is another additional reason for bringing your legs together at night and during the day.
Clubfoot. Some shoes can change the position of your feet. As a result, you do not step on the lower surface of the feet, but on the lower and lateral ones. Again, squeezing blood vessels. Remember, your legs start to cramp only after wearing certain shoes?
You cost too much. If your job requires you to stand for literally hours at a time (or you spend a long time on your feet without squatting), then this may be the obvious cause of the cramps. Do your legs hurt and your blood vessels swell after this? So this is what causes the cramps. A similar phenomenon can occur in pregnant women. By the way, the constant influence of such a load on the vessels will lead to varicose veins.
By the way, in parallel with cramping of the feet, many people ask why cramping of the toes: cause and treatment. In fact, the source of bringing the legs and toes together is the same, or rather the same. Therefore, the treatment for finger and leg cramps is the same.
Well, now let's move on to more serious reasons. As a rule, these can be various diseases and poisoning. Among all this are: hypoparathyroidism, venous insufficiency, varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, polyneuritis and even hemorrhoids. Heart disease (hypertension, heart failure) is indirectly affected, for which “diuretics” are prescribed - diuretics. Remember what I said about leaching out trace elements?
It can also cramp your legs and toes during infectious diseases, when your body temperature reaches 38-39 degrees. This occurs due to poisoning of the body by waste products of microorganisms.
Well, how's the treatment? I’m not a doctor, and you yourself cannot fully cure this or that disease. I can only give you recommendations that will either improve your condition or briefly reduce the frequency of manifestations of cramped limbs.
If the cause is hypoparathyroidism, then eat more calcium (protein foods such as eggs, meat, fish, cheese, cottage cheese, milk). It is best to eat calcium with vitamin D: it is better absorbed and cramps go away faster.
Hemorrhoid cramps go away better if you regularly consume vitamins C, K (greens, walnuts), P (oranges, grapes) and magnesium with food.
If you have a sedentary lifestyle, you need to move more: instead of taking the bus home after work, take a walk for at least half an hour. Such a daily event will reduce the frequency of contraction of the legs and improve the condition of blood vessels.
If you put too much stress on your legs and if you have diseases of the blood vessels in your legs, I can advise you to give your legs more rest. Take short breaks during work when you can sit, do self-massage, or visit a massage therapist after finishing your work day. In addition, I read on some forums that many girls resort to some kind of special elastic stockings. Girls, do you use stockings like these?
When it comes to shoes, the most logical option would be to replace them, or at least try to wear such shoes less often.
As I already said, too much stress and too weak muscles lead to cramped legs. Therefore, optimize your physical activity, give your body adequate and gradual loads.
In general, I can say that most seizures (provided that you do not have serious illnesses or injuries) are treated with the usual intake of vitamin-mineral complexes, saturated with all the above microelements and vitamins.
If your leg cramps right at work, try to stretch the tense muscles: if it’s the calf muscles, then just press your socks to your shins. No one has canceled the old method with a pin or needle. In general, it is better to act proactively: regular and systematic preventive and strengthening measures.
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