Cardiac vasospasm is a sudden and sharp narrowing of the lumen of an artery. The smooth muscle tissue lining the arteries regulates blood flow in the coronary arteries. Such cramps are considered temporary, but cause discomfort to the person.
If the spasm occurs during rest, then this phenomenon is called rest angina. This form of coronary insufficiency most often occurs in women. The causes of heart convulsions in this case are damage to the coronary arteries by the pathological process.
The etiology of such spasms has not been fully identified. Scientists believe that the reason may be the increased activity of platelets, which are responsible for blood clotting.
Capillary angina is also most common in women. The ECG shows a disturbance in the functioning of the heart, but the coronary arteries are not blocked, and there are no signs of oxygen starvation. This syndrome occurs due to disruption of the small vessels located near the coronary arteries.
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which the coronary arteries narrow by more than half. How severe the attacks will be depends on the number of damaged vessels and the location of the stenosis.
In order for your heart to be healthy, you don’t need to smoke, be nervous, eat a lot and move little.
Convulsions occur due to overstrain of the organs in which they occur. Cardiovascular diseases most often lead to death. Seventeen million people worldwide die from these diseases every year.
Problems with the heart and blood vessels are often congenital, but they can also be acquired during life, when a person leads an unhealthy lifestyle and is often nervous. Heart convulsions during sleep are harbingers of diseases of the circulatory system. The cardiovascular system is made up of blood vessels and the heart, they provide blood flow in the body. Blood removes waste from tissues and delivers nutrients and oxygen to organs. The heart is a hollow muscle that pumps blood through hollow tubes. Coronary arteries are vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the myocardium.
The work of the circulatory system is strictly coordinated, but sometimes there are problems here too. There are a huge number of cardiovascular diseases in medicine. Heart muscle cramps and cholesterol plaques lead to angina pectoris, coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis. Angiospasm is a short-term contraction of the walls of blood vessels, during which their tone increases. Blood collects in one place, while other places are left without nutrition. Vascular spasm lasts about twenty minutes, but there are times when it drags on.
Spasms can provoke the occurrence of severe pathology, such as vascular crisis. Both small and large vessels can shrink.
Spasms can occur in any organ, so they are divided into peripheral and main. Vasospasms or peripheral spasms are pathological conditions that occur locally, for example, in the vessels of the lower or upper extremities. This happens most often due to physical fatigue, changes in the rhythm of life or climate change. Peripheral spasms appear due to the fact that the tone of the capillaries that are located in the skin is disrupted. The affected areas turn pale, then turn blue, numbness and itching occur.
Spasms of the great arteries damage the large blood vessels that supply the heart and brain. Convulsions in the heart area are coronary spasms that do not last long but begin suddenly. Cerebral vasospasm is a spasm in large vessels that go to the brain.
With coronary spasm, chest pain appears, which radiates to the arm or shoulder blade. This can occur at any time, including at night when completely at rest. This phenomenon is considered dangerous, as it damages the blood vessels that supply the heart.
All diseases grow younger, so a heart attack at forty will not surprise anyone. Recently, people have begun to get carried away with energy drinks that affect the functioning of the heart. With regular consumption of such drinks, poor nutrition and sleep, a heart attack can occur at twenty-five years of age.
Heart pain and cramps can be caused by nerves. The heart is the organ of love; when a person wants to be loved and given attention, he begins to complain about his heart. And these are not just words, but real pains that cause discomfort. You need to pay attention to the person, give him a small gift, invite him to the theater or cinema, perhaps everything will go away by itself.
At the first pain in the heart, you need to start monitoring cholesterol, water-salt balance and vascular tone. You need to cleanse the liver, remove excess fluid from the body, introduce microelements there and relax the muscles. To improve liver function, the drug “Liver 48”, consisting of sulfur, plantain, nettle and immortelle, is suitable. Lack of potassium leads to muscle cramps and interruptions in heart function. If there is little calcium, arrhythmia and tachycardia begin. The lack of silicon leads to atherosclerosis, as blood vessels become less elastic. Arrhythmia and hypertension can occur due to a lack of magnesium in the blood.
If you start drinking everything, the amount of some microelements in the blood may increase, while others may decrease. In order to achieve the necessary balance, you need to either take minerals and vitamins in combination, or take tests to determine the amount of microelements in the blood.
A headache accompanied by cramps is a signal to seek medical help, as serious changes occur in the body. Involuntary muscle contractions in the limbs disrupt the usual way of life. For proper treatment, it is necessary to identify the causes and provoking factors.
There are quite a large number of reasons why headaches, vomiting, convulsions and other symptoms occur. Sometimes this is a short-term condition, but serious illnesses that require emergency medical attention should not be ruled out.
The root causes of convulsive contractions may be:
The above problems in the body indicate the presence of a close relationship between the work of the brain and limbs. If a headache occurs, cramps affect the legs or arms of a person - it’s simple.
Secondary causes of headaches and leg cramps are considered to be insufficient intake of certain microelements. Deficiency of vitamins and vital substances leads to a decrease in the functionality of almost all systems and organs of the human body.
For example, a lack of glucose provokes rapid fatigue, loss of strength, headaches, dizziness and weakness, etc. Magnesium is responsible for the active contraction of muscle tissue and general muscle function, therefore, with poor nutrition or failure to absorb the substance, disorders occur in the form of arterial hypertension, pain in the back and limbs, and depression. It is worth noting that magnesium is not absorbed without calcium, so it is necessary to monitor the daily intake of this substance in the body. The main signs of calcium deficiency are dull hair, poor condition of teeth and nails. Lack of iron is reflected in reduced oxygen saturation of cells, which causes anemia and spasms in the limbs.
Another reason why nausea, headaches, and convulsions occur is hidden in the psycho-emotional state of a person. Frequent stress and depression lead to a sharp increase in hormones in the blood, which subsequently accelerates the heart rate, increases muscle tone, and causes problems with the digestive system. With constant nervous strain, muscle tone may not be restored without proper treatment (phase of no return).
Severe headaches and arm cramps may be due to a tumor in the brain. In addition to these symptoms, nausea and vomiting, increased drowsiness, general weakness, visual, hearing, and sensory organ disturbances occur. It should be noted that damage to the right hemisphere causes symptoms to appear on the left side and vice versa. If left untreated, the pain becomes unbearable, memory and coordination of movements are impaired.
Localization of pain in the occipital region, nausea, vomiting are signs of hypertension. With high blood pressure, the heart rate increases, the patient may experience numbness in the fingers, causeless anxiety, convulsions, loss of consciousness, etc. As a rule, this disorder is a consequence of poor nutrition, an insufficiently active lifestyle, or a hereditary factor.
Each pathology, depending on its variety and complexity, requires an individual selection of medical procedures and medications. It is not enough to ease headaches and eliminate visible signs; it is important to get to the cause and get rid of it.
Nausea and vomiting, convulsions, headaches, spasms in the limbs should be the reason for a full examination of the body. This is a warning sign that one of your systems is not working correctly.
In the absence of a serious illness, relaxation sessions, therapeutic massage, acupuncture, walks in the fresh air, and some sports with minimal impact (swimming, cycling, fitness, yoga) will help get rid of unpleasant symptoms.
In more severe cases, medication is required. If headaches, nausea and vomiting occur due to stress, it is necessary to take a course of antidepressants that act on the serotonergic system. You should not prescribe the drug yourself; only the attending physician selects the type and acceptable dose to obtain a positive result. Under no circumstances should you interrupt the course or abuse the dosage.
You can use folk remedies:
After the body has recovered, do not forget that unpleasant symptoms may occur again. Incorrect posture during work, a sedentary lifestyle, improper nutrition, various diseases and disorders weaken muscle tissue. As a result, muscle spasms become more frequent.
Simple exercises will help prevent this:
Compliance with an active regimen, preventive examinations, regular treatment of existing diseases is half the success of good health and functioning of all body systems. And then the hodgepodge of muscle spasms, cramps and headaches will become a rare occurrence for you.
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Who knows about discomfort in the muscles? Or a sudden muscle cramp? I want to get rid of these symptoms as soon as possible. As a rule, muscle pain appears as a result of physical activity. But is this always the case? When is pain just a harmless phenomenon, and when is it a sign of a serious illness?
There are many sleep disorders in the world. But the most common ones are the inability to fall asleep in the evening and the inability to wake up in the morning. Many people complain of insomnia - the pace of life is accelerating, there are more problems and stress, which cannot but lead to neurosis-like conditions. And one of their signs is problems with sleep. It is no coincidence that sleeping pills are so popular all over the world. But sleeping pills are a route to nowhere - with their help, one-time sleep disturbances very quickly turn into classic insomnia, when you really can’t fall asleep without the drugs. How to do without them and normalize sleep on your own?
People started talking about the benefits of sunlight and sunbathing a hundred years ago. Sunbathing became fashionable and bikinis were born. The last decades have passed under the banner of fear of the sun's rays - they started talking about the fact that they cause skin cancer. And super-closed swimwear was born. But what is the reality - how much is solar radiation beneficial or harmful to our health?
Sunbathing in summer is a sacred thing. They dream about this since winter and go to the sea for this, because it is believed that a tanned body is a sign of health and beauty. However, the sun's rays can both improve your well-being and worsen it. How to behave correctly in summer so as not to damage your skin and health?
Before important exams and sessions, everyone dreams of magic drugs that will help memorize gigantic amounts of information overnight. The Internet is replete with offers of “pills to improve brain function.” Sellers of dubious goods promise a surge in creativity and phenomenal memory. At the same time, each of us can do without any magic pills and, nevertheless, significantly improve our capabilities. And well-known products will help with this. So, what to feed yourself and your children if you have to strain your brain?
Modern chemistry has stepped far forward - now we are surrounded everywhere mainly not by natural materials, but by materials synthesized by man. The euphoria of humanity on this occasion has passed quite recently. The sharp increase in the number of allergy sufferers and the emergence of various new diseases such as chronic fatigue syndrome began to be associated precisely with the fact that a person in the house is surrounded by things that emit harmful substances. Where is the enemy based and what materials should we be wary of?
Excess weight is considered the cause of most diseases of civilization. It is already a generally accepted fact that heart attack, diabetes, angina pectoris, and vascular diseases are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle and obesity. And no one is embarrassed by the fact that in reality, thin people suffer from heart attacks on an equal basis with curvy people. It turned out that everything is not as primitive and unambiguous as nutritionists and apologists of various diets and healthy lifestyles would like to think. And excess weight is not at all ten kilograms separating a fashion model from an anorexic figure. So, let's see how much health depends on excess weight and what actually affects health.
Excess weight is always associated with poor nutrition and gluttony, and fatigue with the busy rhythm of life. Attacks of inexplicable fears are attributed to the now fashionable panic attacks and vegetative-vascular dystonia, or to psychological problems. All this may be true, or it may be a sign of hormonal imbalance. And the adrenal glands are to blame. What do we know about them and their role in our mental state? And where to go if a neurologist and psychologist don’t help?
Hormones were discovered by mankind quite recently. And their role is still not fully understood. And although we already know a lot, each time more and more new horizons open up before us. It turns out that our well-being and health may depend on very tiny organs, the role of which is not fully understood.
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Who hasn’t had pain in their legs, who hasn’t experienced a feeling of heaviness or complained about tired legs? In the evening, many also experience swelling of the lower extremities, a feeling of heat, tingling, itching, and sometimes cramps in the legs. And who wasn't bothered by the ugly ones?
Lack of physical activity and sedentary work lead to congestion in the vessels of the legs and the subsequent development of venous insufficiency. Its first symptoms are heaviness and pain in the legs; even young people complain about this. Varicose veins are getting closer and closer.
Varicose veins are one of the most common vascular pathologies: today almost every tenth inhabitant of our planet suffers from this disease.
The first symptoms of varicose veins often do not attract much attention. Tired legs are attributed to the end of the day, swelling is explained by drinking too much water... Such negligence can lead to irreversible changes in the future.
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CALCIUM (from July 4, 2015) - 1.7 mmol/l (with a norm of 2.1 - 2.6 mmol/l).
— Osteochondrosis, spondyloarthrosis of the spine. Arthrosis of the unco-vertebral joints. Protrusion of discs C3-C4, C4-C5, C5-C6, C6-C7 vertebrae.
— Deformation of the Th8 vertebral body. Osteochondrosis of Th1-L2 discs.
— Sporadic goiter of the 2nd degree.
— Arterial hypertension, tachycardia.
In 2002, blood calcium was at the lower limit. So I paid more attention to treating the spine.
Since 2004, the condition began to worsen: weakness, bone pain; There was uncertainty and unsteadiness when walking, frequent dizziness and headaches; in 2005, an X-ray revealed a deformity of the Th8 vertebra.
More than 4 years ago, painful cramps in the leg muscles appeared - they go along the posterior-lateral surface of the thigh and go down below the knee (now daily).
For the second year now, starting in the spring, I have been experiencing heaviness in my legs in the afternoon, and in the evening there is pain, and there is also swelling in the lower parts of my legs. And also several times a week in the evening there are prolonged cramps in the legs. Please tell me where and who I can contact with this problem in Kyiv.
1. Ifa for HIV 4th generation antibody is negative 3 months after contact.
2. Qualitative PCR for hepatitis B and C after 2 months 10 days - negative, ELISA for hepatitis antibodies after three months - negative, Hbsag not detected after 3 months, antibodies to syphilis - negative.
3. X-ray of the lungs - bronchitis of a recurrent course (there was almost no cough), sputum analysis for tuberculosis was not detected.
4. Ultrasound of the abdominal organs - a bend in the neck of the gallbladder, the composition is not homogeneous, sediment along the back wall of the gallbladder.
ALT-U/l norm up to 45 result 18.7
AST-U/l norm up to 35 result 18.2
Alkaline phosphatase - U/l norm up to 258 result 156
Gammaglutamyltransferase-U/l norm up to 55 result 12.9
Total protein g/l norm 65-85, result 68.4
Total bilirubin µmol/l norm 1.7-21.0 result 14.4
Direct bilirubin µmol 0-5.3 result 4.4
Indirect bilirubin µmol up to 21 result 10.0
Leukocytes normal 4-9 Gl result 6.4
Eosinophils norm 0-1% result -
Band norm 1-6% result 2
Segmented norm 47-72 result 64
Monocytes norm 3-11% result 1
Lymphocytes norm 19-37 result 32
Absolute number result 2.04 norm 0.8-3.6
% result 32 norm 19-37
Absolute number result 1.22 norm 0.6-1.6
% result 60 norm 50-80
Absolute number result 0.89 norm 0.4-0.8
% result 44 norm 33-46
Absolute number result 0.61 norm 0.2-0.4
% result 30 norm 17-30
T/help/Tsuppressors result 1.4 norm 1.4-2.0
Absolute number result 0.44 norm 0.2-0.4
% result 22 norm 17-31
-G result 10.2 norm 10-15
-A result 1.0 norm 1.0-1.5
-M result 0.56 norm 0.8-1.2
Immune complexes 26 norm up to 60 USD
Phagocytic index % result 54 norm 40-70
Phagocytic number result 10 norm 8-12
Natural killers result 20 norm 12-23
What can you say about all this, what tests do I still need to take?
After the operation, my back hurts a lot from the lower back to the tailbone. The legs hurt along the back to the bottom of the calf, heels and big toes. More on the right. I can’t stand or walk for more than 15-20 minutes, my lower back starts to hurt and my legs hurt more and more, then I can’t step on them and the pain goes up the spine to my head, it starts to put pressure, my head hurts and there’s a veil in my eyes. It is very painful to climb the stairs. When bending forward and backward, the pain in the back and legs intensifies. Behind the knee of the right leg there is a pulling, as if a vein is hurting. In the morning I can’t get up on my feet, it’s heavy, it takes about 30 minutes to get going. The soles of the feet and palms of the hands periodically burn, go numb, and leg cramps occur.
With any physical activity you feel bad, there is not enough air, as if there is a congestion somewhere and there is nothing to breathe and it begins to put pressure on your head. Even when I get dressed, I start to choke and my head presses. When I stand too, especially when I straighten up straight, I immediately begin to put pressure on my head and behind my ears and I begin to choke. If you can’t sit or lie down, all your muscles begin to ache. There is trembling and weakness in the legs and arms. There is pain in the muscles of the arms even with a slight load when I comb or write. I can’t carry a bag that’s not very heavy, my arms hurt and the pain immediately goes to the lower back, tailbone, legs and puts pressure on my head.
My near vision is greatly reduced; I can’t see near with my right eye. Spirals and midges constantly move in the eyes and never disappear; with load, they become more numerous. There are colors in the eyes like splinters. When I close my eyes I also see white dots. The eyes hurt in the middle, it feels like they are popping out, it hurts to turn to the side
All the time there is pressure on the back of my head, my forehead, a veil in my eyes prevents me from looking, glare, double vision, everything blurs, my consciousness is confused, I can’t concentrate, my vision narrows, I feel nauseous, I feel dizzy. The head seems to be filled with something. There is periodic ringing and noise in my head. It’s like there’s sand in the neck, in the eyes and behind the ears.
Swelling all over the body, especially the legs, at the bottom of the legs like cuffs and lumps under the skin. It hurts to touch your feet. The muscles atrophied, became soft, as if they were not there at all. I'm all puffed up. Doctors say pasty.
In the abdomen above the navel there is pain, pressure, cutting, especially after eating. The stomach is constantly distended, constantly grumbling and there is a lot of gas. There is dysbacteriosis. As soon as I eat, I also feel bad, I’m choking and there’s pressure on my head. I often feel nauseous in the morning and continue throughout the day. The feces have an unpleasant odor and contain particles of undigested food.
At night the side I’m lying on goes numb, I have to roll over all the time, I can’t sleep on my stomach, there’s pain in my lower back, legs and head. I can’t sleep on my back for a long time; it puts pressure on the back of my head and my head starts to hurt. The right leg hurts at night and twitches in the toes. There are lumbagos like a needle from the sole upwards. I wake up several times at night from a strong ringing in my head. And also when I fall asleep I hear a strong ringing several times. At night I sweat a lot, all my hair and shirt are wet. The pressure drops from 90 to 60 or 85-55 and then I can’t get up at all. Before the operation, my blood pressure was 120 over 80. This was my constant blood pressure, I felt good and was never sick or in the hospital. If I was sick, it was rare and only acute respiratory infections.
According to blood tests, there is toxicity, it exceeds the norm by 2.5 times. Red spots constantly appear on the neck and eyes and itch, peel, and the head itches all the time. Many red dots and moles have appeared on the body and they are becoming more numerous. There are bruises under the eyes. Hair is falling out a lot. I constantly feel very tired
Before the operation I weighed 50-52 kg. Every year my weight increases, I eat the same. This is due to swelling of the blood vessels. There's probably a lack of traffic somewhere. Now I weigh almost 60. I am constantly tired, even when I wake up. Fatigue is growing and since lunch I can barely walk, I have no strength to move at all.
It seems to me that there are problems with blood vessels, the spine and the gastrointestinal tract. Most likely, the vessels or adhesions between organs are mechanically clamped and the sidal or other nerve is affected.
Our doctors cannot understand anything. I went for examinations to another city. . Did an MRI: disc protrusions L4-S1, archiodal cysts of the sacral canal and sacral foramen S1-S2, L4-S1 Rotated, reduced height at the L4-5 foramina? The left intervertebral foramen was stenated. Signs of osteochondrosis L4-S1 left-sided foramental disc protrusion. The neurosurgeon said that the pain comes from the fact that blood vessels or nerves in the peritoneum may be affected, or adhesions.
There are congenital heart problems. Valve prolapse and aneurysm I am sending you the results. Help me please! Tell me, what's wrong with me? Is it possible to come to you for examination? I have no strength to live like this anymore. Thank you in advance.
In most cases, the cause of pain in the legs is various loads, as well as painful conditions. Among the latter, it makes sense to highlight the following factors:
In addition, organs and tissues receive less and less oxygen, which causes the accumulation of various wastes and toxins in the legs. Muscle pain can have a different character, be aching, dull, stabbing. Against this background, there are feelings of heaviness in the leg muscles, as well as cramps in the lower extremities.
Prolonged sensations of severe muscle pain in the legs often cause a lot of trouble when walking. In this case, the pain can be concentrated both above the knee and in the lower leg area, and can also be dispersed throughout the leg. The cause of severe pain may be hidden in problems associated with the muscles themselves, and with the lower part of the spine, as well as leg joints and nerves.
In the vast majority of cases, severe muscle pain in the legs can be caused by an incorrectly calculated level of physical activity on the legs, as well as long walks in high heels, if we are talking about pain in the leg muscles in women. Lactic acid accumulates in the calf muscles, which causes severe pain. However, you should not worry about this, since the situation is temporary and the pain quickly subside on its own.
One of the most common causes of weakness in the leg muscles, which manifests itself against the background of pain in them, is diabetes mellitus. The cause of its occurrence is hypoglycemia and the primary stage of development of ketoacytosis. With a prolonged and excessively sharp decrease in the level of glucose in the blood, severe oxygen starvation of all tissues of the human body is observed, in which there is a decreased resistance of the muscles to the effects of stress on them and a general feeling of muscle weakness and increased fatigue. If there is untimely intervention in the situation, oxygen starvation of the brain may occur, which can become the main cause of the death of its cells and the destruction of its structure.
There are cases of weakness and pain in the muscles of the neck, legs and back, which occur due to an excessively sharp drop in pressure levels. The cause of this condition is thrombosis and disruption of the heart and blood vessels.
Also, with diabetes mellitus, there is a deterioration in the blood supply to the lower extremities, accompanied by a decrease in the overall sensitivity of the skin to the effects of external irritating factors.
According to numerous research results, very often the cause of severe pain in the muscles of the arms and legs is persistent muscle spasms, which are quite long-lasting. The reasons for such a spasm can be different.
One of the most common causes is injuries to the arms and legs. Another reason may lie in overexertion of the legs and arms. This is how the muscles react to excessive stress.
The causes of muscle spasm may be incorrect posture. A spasm occurs involuntarily when the body remains in an uncomfortable position for a long time. You should not think that this requires sitting for a long time on an uncomfortable chair or standing in an awkward position. Most often, it is enough to just carry the bag on one shoulder for a long time.
Muscle pain in the arms and legs can occur due to fibromyalgia, which manifests itself in the form of prolonged pain in the ligaments and tendons of the muscles of the limbs. In this case, the pain can become so severe that the person develops insomnia. The main risk group includes women who often lack sleep due to acute discomfort.
The phenomenon of muscle pain after exercise is familiar to anyone who has been or is involved in sports. If such pain is not felt at the initial level of training exercises, this indicates that the training was carried out poorly. Experienced athletes after training only experience a feeling of pleasant muscle tone. Anyone planning to engage in sports or fitness should be prepared for such sensations.
The main cause of leg muscle pain after exercise is the release of lactic acid. Pain occurs when a muscle is tensed or pressed on. Such sensations are short-lived and end quickly. In addition, microtrauma can cause muscle pain after exercise. Their result is inflammation of damaged muscle areas and irritation of pain receptors. In most cases, such pain occurs a day after training. Tears in the muscle tissue in the legs, which are also one of the causes of pain in the leg muscles, mainly occur in beginners. Over time, the muscle fibers become stronger and the situation does not repeat itself. After the first training, the pain completely disappears after five days.
Most often, pain in the leg muscles in children occurs due to the process of formation of the bone skeleton, ligaments, tendons and muscular frame of the body. Before the onset of puberty, an increase in the child’s body weight and length occurs precisely due to an increase in the length of his legs, namely an increase in the size of his legs and feet. It is in those areas where intensive growth of body tissue occurs that increased blood flow to the muscles is necessary. The vessels that supply blood to the muscles of the child’s body are quite wide, but they lack elasticity, as a result of which an improvement in blood circulation in them occurs only with increased motor activity on the part of the child himself. The occurrence of pain syndrome occurs due to a decrease in the general tone of blood vessels at night, when the child is sleeping. In this case, there is a decrease in the intensity of blood flow in the vessels. Often, parents understand perfectly well that all they have to do is stroke and massage the muscles on their child’s legs, and he will sleep normally. There will be an increase in blood flow to his muscles.
Treatment for pain in the leg muscles should be carried out taking into account the causes of the situation. In order to know exactly how to treat leg pain, you must first find out why it occurs.
Of course, the principles of treating leg pain are determined by the attending physician. However, to relieve muscle pain in the legs, it will be enough to follow some recommendations:
In all cases, if severe pain appears in your legs, you should consult a doctor promptly. If pain in the legs is not the result of a person’s training activity, they may indicate the development of a serious illness. It is the doctor who has the right to conduct an examination and prescribe treatment based on its results.
To eliminate pain in the leg muscles, non-steroidal drugs are widely used. These include gels and ointments designed to eliminate inflammation. The bulk of such analgesics are freely available in pharmacies and do not require special medical prescriptions to purchase them. Among them are such products as Voltaren, Ortofen, Fastum-Gel, Metindol.
In addition, painkillers in tablets are a good cure for pain in the leg muscles. These include Efferalgan, Nimesil, Nise, Upsarin Upsa, Ketanof. The active ingredient of all these drugs differs from each other, in addition, all drugs have different contraindications and side effects, which is why their use is indicated only after appropriate consultation with a doctor.
Angina pectoris is the most common manifestation of coronary heart disease. It is characterized by the appearance of attacks of chest pain of a squeezing, squeezing nature. Such pain is otherwise called “angina pectoris.”
The heart hurts with angina, usually due to physical or emotional stress. In such cases, angina pectoris occurs. Pain in the heart with angina pectoris usually goes away after stopping physical activity (after 2-3 minutes) or after taking nitroglycerin.
Another form of this disease is resting angina. The transition from angina pectoris to angina at rest is manifested by increased frequency and intensification of pain, but most importantly, the heart hurts at night, at rest. In this case, you must immediately consult a doctor.
In addition, there is also the so-called variant angina. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that the heart hurts not as a result of physical activity - the pain occurs at the same time of day, usually early in the morning, and is characterized by a sharp spasm of a large cardiac artery. In this case, you can relieve pain in the heart with the help of nitroglycerin. It must be said that this variant of angina is often accompanied by heart rhythm disturbances.
Angina develops due to atherosclerosis (narrowing to varying degrees) of the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. The development of the disease is facilitated by risk factors, such as increased cholesterol levels in the blood, high blood pressure, smoking, excess weight, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, neuropsychic stress, and heredity. And if several risk factors are combined, then the likelihood of the disease increases several times.
As mentioned above, angina attacks mainly occur against the background of physical activity, this can be: running, fast walking, climbing stairs, lifting and carrying heavy objects. Also, the heart often hurts with angina pectoris - as a result of a sharp change in temperature (going outside the house in winter in severe frost). An angina attack may occur under the influence of stress, any strong emotions and nervous tension, as well as in the case of increased blood pressure, even overeating can trigger an angina attack. Attacks of pain in the heart can occur at night, after eating, with bloating and a high position of the diaphragm. And in severe cases, heart pain due to angina pectoris can occur when changing body position and even at rest.
The main symptom of angina is attacks of squeezing or pressing pain behind the sternum. Heart pain can also spread to the left arm, left shoulder, shoulder blade, lower jaw and even teeth. Sometimes heart pain with angina pectoris is accompanied by a feeling of fear, which makes patients freeze in a motionless position. Often an attack of angina is perceived not as obvious pain, but as a feeling of discomfort, a feeling of heaviness, compression, tightness, distension, burning and even shortness of breath. It must be said that with angina, the pain always has the character of an attack, has a clearly defined time of onset and cessation, occurs under certain circumstances (after physical exertion, at night during sleep, after a heavy meal) and subsides or completely stops after taking nitroglycerin. The duration of an angina attack is almost always more than 1 minute and less than 15 minutes. Also, the duration of the attack depends on the patient’s behavior. If you immediately take nitroglycerin and eliminate the factor that provoked the pain in the heart, the attack will be shorter and less intense.
One of the symptoms of angina is that the pain in the heart increases when lying down and decreases when the patient sits or stands. This occurs because the supine position increases the flow of venous blood to the heart and the myocardium requires more oxygen. The strength of the attack varies. At this time, the pulse is usually slow and rhythmic, but sometimes it can be accelerated (tachycardia). Blood pressure may also increase. Attacks may be rare (once a week or less), may not recur for several months, or, conversely, become more frequent and prolonged.
Often a painful attack of angina is accompanied by palpitations, increased blood pressure, anxiety, sweating, and pale skin. Sometimes there is a burning sensation behind the breastbone (similar to heartburn). In these cases, patients often seek medical help late, which can cause the development of myocardial infarction. Very rarely, pain may radiate to the right side of the body. Pain in the heart with angina pectoris can be pressing, squeezing, stabbing, cutting, burning. As mentioned above, heart pain with angina pectoris can occur suddenly, sometimes at rest (at night during sleep and generally in a lying position). It should be noted that for each patient the nature of the attack, the localization and distribution of pain are constant. Therefore, a person suffering from angina pectoris should know that a change in the nature of a painful attack indicates an exacerbation of the process.
If a patient has a heart attack, then he needs to stop working, stop, or better sit down. If the attack happened on the street, you must enter any room - a store, a pharmacy. Sometimes this is enough for the pain to subside. You need to put 1 nitroglycerin tablet under your tongue. This medicine will help relieve heart pain due to angina within 2-3 minutes. If there is no effect within 5 minutes, nitroglycerin should be taken again in the same dose. Mustard plasters on the heart area also help well. If, after repeated administration of nitroglycerin, the attack of pain is not relieved, then the risk of developing a pre-infarction state (or even myocardial infarction) increases significantly; in this case, it is necessary to call an ambulance as soon as possible. Treatment of angina pectoris consists of streamlining your lifestyle: you should give up bad habits, spend more time in the fresh air, monitor your diet (reduce sodium in food, eliminate animal fats).
Cardiac drugs for the treatment of angina pectoris: Validol, Isosorbide dinitrate (Dinitrosorbilong, Ditrate, Isoket, Izolong, Izosorb retard, Cardiket, Cardiogard, Sorbidine, Etidiniz), Nitroglycerin (Gilustenone, Deponit, Nitro, Nitroderm TTS, Nitrocardin, Nitrocor, Nitrolingual aerosol, Nitrong, Sustabukkal, Sustak, Sustonit, Trinitrolong), Erinit, Beta-blockers, Atenolol (Azektol, Ategexal compositum, Aten, Atenil, Atcardil, Katenol, Kuksanorm, Prinorm, Tenolol, Tenoric, Tenormin, Falitonzin, Hypoten, Hipres) , Propranolol (Anaprilin, Betake, Inderal, Novo-Pranol, Obzidan, Propranobene). Calcium channel blockers - Nifedipine (Adalat, Hypernal, Zenusin, Calcigard, Cor-dafen, Cordipin, Corinfar, Nicardia, Nifedicor, Nifelat, Nifesan, Ronian, Sponif, Fenamon, Eco-dipin). Drugs that improve metabolism in the myocardium - Inosine (Riboxin), Potassium and magnesium asparaginate, Magnesium orotate, Mildronate.
However, it should be remembered that before taking any of these medications, you should consult your doctor. Self-medication with these drugs is unacceptable.
1) Garlic will help quickly relieve heart pain due to angina pectoris. During an attack of angina (if you don’t have nitroglycerin on hand), you can chew and swallow a small clove of garlic. The pain is relieved after 20-30 minutes.
2) If you suffer from squeezing pain in the heart due to angina pectoris, you can use the following recipe: pour 10 g of cudweed grass into a glass of boiling water, heat in a water bath for 15 minutes, cool for 45 minutes, strain, squeeze and bring the volume to 200 ml. Drink 1/3-1/2 cup of decoction after meals.
3) Russian healers considered treatment with hawthorn decoction to be the best way to relieve heart pain due to angina pectoris. To do this, you need to pour 6 tablespoons of hawthorn fruit and 6 tablespoons of motherwort with 7 cups of boiling water. Do not boil. Wrap the pan with hawthorn and motherwort warmly and leave to steep for a day. Then strain and squeeze the swollen berries through cheesecloth. Store the prepared decoction in a cool place. Take a glass 3 times a day. Do not sweeten. To improve the taste, you can mix it with a decoction of rosehip, brewed in the same way.
4) If you suffer from angina pectoris with shortness of breath, then in this case it is recommended to take garlic with honey and lemon. To do this, you need to take 1 liter of honey, 10 lemons, 5 heads of garlic. Squeeze the juice out of the lemons, peel the garlic, rinse and grate (you can put it through a meat grinder). Mix everything and leave covered in a cool place for a week. Take 4 teaspoons 1 time per day, and you need to take it slowly, with minute stops between each spoonful.
5) If the heart contracts during angina pectoris, then cinquefoil can help. You need: pour 2-4 tablespoons of the herb cinquefoil with a glass of boiling water and leave until cool. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day before meals.
6) To relieve heart pain due to angina pectoris (and not only) you can do the following: mix raisins, dried apricots, prunes and walnut kernels in equal parts. For 1 kg of mixture, add the pulp of 1 lemon with peel, but without seeds. Add 300 g of liquid honey to the mixture. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day on an empty stomach. This medicine perfectly strengthens the heart muscle and helps restore normal heart rhythm.
7) If your heart hurts due to angina pectoris , you need to mix the juice of 2 lemons with the juice of 3 medium-sized aloe leaves. Then add 500 g of honey to this mixture and leave in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for 7 days, stirring occasionally. For angina, take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day on an empty stomach (1 hour before meals). Carry out 3-4 courses of treatment with a break of 1 month.
8) Burning pain in the heart during angina pectoris can recede if you use the following recipe: mix 10 grams of calendula inflorescences, string grass and woolly panzeria, as well as 5 grams of fragrant dill, valerian root and licorice. Then pour a glass of boiling water into 1 tablespoon of the resulting mixture, pour into a thermos and leave for an hour, then strain. Take 2-3 times a day, 1/3 cup of infusion.
9) A good remedy to relieve heart pain during angina pectoris is as follows: take an equal amount of yarrow herb, valerian root, St. John's wort herb.
Then pour 1 tablespoon of this mixture into 1 glass of cold water. Leave for 4 hours. Then boil for 5 minutes. Leave at room temperature for 2 hours, strain. Drink 1/3 glass 3 times a day.
10) You can remove the heaviness of the heart during angina pectoris, as well as calm down the rapid heartbeat, if you take the following tincture: you need to take valerian root - 2 parts, motherwort herb - 2 parts, yarrow herb - 1 part, anise fruit - 1 part. Then pour 1 tablespoon of this mixture into 300 ml of boiling water and leave for 1 hour. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day.
11) To cure angina pectoris, you need to take meadow clover inflorescences and pour 1 teaspoon of the raw material into a glass of water, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Take 4-5 times a day, 1 tablespoon.
12) Another recipe, including meadow clover inflorescences, which will help reduce heart pain during angina pectoris - you need to take 2 heaped tablespoons of clover and pour 0.5 liters of vodka over it, then leave it to infuse in a tightly closed container for 10 days. Drink 1 teaspoon before meals. To treat angina, you need to take a 3-month course, taking a 10-day break every month.
13) Aching pain in the heart due to angina pectoris can go away thanks to motherwort. To do this, you need to prepare an infusion of motherwort herb: 1 tablespoon per 1 cup of boiling water, let it brew for 20 minutes. Then you need to take 40 ml of this tincture and dilute it with water so that you get half a glass, add 20 drops of lily of the valley tincture, which can be purchased at the pharmacy. Drink 3-4 times a day.
Osteochondrosis is associated with degenerative processes in the intervertebral discs and vertebrae, leading to serious destruction of cartilage and connective tissue. As a result, the position and shape of the vertebrae change, and the distance between them decreases. Changes in the intervertebral space lead to inflammation of the nerves and pain. Irritated nerve fibers have a negative effect on nearby blood vessels, leading to their spasm. Irritation of the arteries provokes a reduction in the lumen of blood vessels and disruption of nutrition in the corresponding parts of the body. In particular, with the lumbar form of osteochondrosis, weakness and pain in the legs often occur. With other varieties, this symptom is observed much less frequently. Cervical osteochondrosis often leads to weakness throughout the body as a result of malnutrition of the brain. Weakness in the arms and, less commonly, in the lower extremities may also occur.
Legs may go numb due to osteochondrosis
If the patient's leg becomes numb, it becomes difficult to walk, tingling is felt or pain occurs in the lower extremities, this indicates the progression of osteochondrosis.
In normal condition, the disc consists of 80% water, thanks to which it can perform shock-absorbing functions. As a person grows older, the amount of water decreases and the disc ceases to cope with its task. The changes also extend to the proteins inside the disc: their composition changes.
Many people develop tears in the area of the fibrous ring. Certain changes in the discs by middle age, and even more so by old age, are observed in almost all people, but not everyone experiences back pain radiating to the legs.
Magnetic resonance imaging has contributed to a better understanding of the mechanism of pain development. Imaging allowed us to analyze the correlation of weakness and pain in the legs with morphological changes in the spinal column. MRI revealed that the majority of young patients with chronic back pain radiating to the leg have degenerative changes in the discs.
Damaged spinal disc - cause of pain
In approximately 30%, pathological changes in the discs were not accompanied by pain or weakness. Based on the data obtained, experts concluded that the symptoms of degeneration are not absolute proof of osteochondrosis. The presence of the disease can be discussed only when characteristic symptoms occur.
To date, the causes of pain in the back, accompanied by pain and sometimes weakness in the legs, have not been fully identified. There are the following theoretical explanations for the mechanism of development of this symptom in osteochondrosis:
Weakness and pain in the lower extremities often occur with erosion of the marginal cartilaginous plate that feeds the intervertebral disc. In this case, an inflammatory process develops, microinstability appears, which provokes back pain with radiation to the leg (less often, both legs).
The occurrence of pain is also associated with muscle spasm in the affected area of the spine. Through spasm, the body reacts to inflammation and microstability.
In the initial stages of osteochondrosis, pain occurs in the lumbar area. Gradually, their intensity increases and leads to the manifestation of radicular syndrome, in which pain from the affected area of the spine spreads to the buttocks and legs (mainly to the thigh and lower leg). Weakness often occurs in the lower extremities.
Painful sensations are of a different nature. They often imitate other pathologies of the nervous and vascular systems of the legs. Often, pain and weakness lead to a change in gait (it becomes unsteady) and force a person to stop walking: the so-called pseudo-intermittent claudication develops. Its clinical picture resembles endarteritis of the vessels of the lower extremities. In these cases, to clarify the diagnosis of “osteochondrosis,” it is necessary to conduct a Doppler ultrasound examination of the vessels of the lower extremities, through which the presence of spasm and circulatory disorders can be detected.
With the progression of osteochondrosis and the formation of intervertebral hernias, gastrocnemius syndrome may develop, associated with excitation of spinal structures. It is characterized by the occurrence of sharp pain in the legs (more precisely, in the calf muscles) while walking. Tonic convulsions may also occur. The pain can be nagging, aching, reminiscent of the pain that occurs with a chronic form of venous insufficiency. The differences between pain in the legs during osteochondrosis and this disease are:
If the L III root is affected by osteochondrosis, chilliness in the lower leg and foot area, as well as coldness, may occur. When these symptoms appear, differential diagnosis is necessary with diseases of various etiologies that lead to spasm of the arteries of the lower extremities.
Leg pain can mimic symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This disease is often accompanied by:
In the case of osteochondrosis, pain, as a rule, spreads to one leg, which is innervated by the pinched root. You may also experience weakness in your legs. Diabetic polyneuropathy affects both lower and, in some cases, upper limbs.
Muscle atrophy may develop due to osteochondrosis.
Intermittent claudication syndrome. Often occurs with lumbar osteochondrosis. Its signs are:
The reason for these phenomena is a disruption of the blood supply to the lower part of the spinal cord. As a rule, after rest the unpleasant sensations are eliminated.
Ischemia of the cauda equina roots. Leads to the development of caudogenic intermittent claudication: while walking, pins and needles are felt in the legs. As osteochondrosis progresses, symptoms spread to the perineum, groin, and genitals. In this case, weakness in the legs also goes away after rest.
Compression of the Adamkiewicz artery. Often provoked by heavy lifting, unsuccessful or sudden movement, shaking. Manifestations of this complication of osteochondrosis are:
To identify the causes of weakness and/or pain in the legs, a comprehensive examination of the patient is necessary. If necessary, also prescribe:
In this case, special attention is paid to the following issues:
Treatment of pain and weakness in the legs that occurs with osteochondrosis is aimed directly at treating the disease itself and eliminating the symptoms.
Baths help relieve leg pain
For acute pain, bed rest may be prescribed. Removing the load from the spine allows you to get rid of pain in the back and legs and muscle weakness. The patient should lie on a hard surface. It is better to place a small cushion or pillow under your knees to relieve compression of the nerve roots. Bed rest should not be prolonged for a long time: this can cause weakness in the muscles of the back and legs.
Medicines are used for:
Physiotherapeutic methods for treating osteochondrosis help improve blood circulation, eliminate muscle spasm and compression of the nerve root, thereby eliminating pain and weakness. Most often prescribed:
For osteochondrosis, classical and acupressure massage is prescribed to relieve or alleviate pain and eliminate weakness (it affects acupuncture points).
It can be carried out after the inflammation has subsided. Massage helps:
Exercise therapy is aimed at increasing muscle tone, improving blood circulation, preventing congestion and restoring the mechanics of body movement. The complex must be selected by a specialist.
This method is particularly effective for pain and weakness in the legs. As a result of a well-conducted session, the main cause of pain is eliminated – compression of the nerve root. The technique also allows you to improve blood flow, eliminate muscle spasms, and restore sensitivity in the lower extremities.
It is prescribed for the ineffectiveness of conservative methods, severe pain, loss of sensation in the lower extremities, and disruption of the functioning of internal organs.
To prevent pain in the legs, you should promptly treat spinal osteochondrosis.