She accidentally descends when you are not waiting for her at all ... And this, alas, is not love, it is a cramp. The muscle on the leg suddenly contracts and stiffens, fingers are twisted and twisted , and the sharply increasing pain makes it writhe and jump up. Moreover, most often a seizure catches you in the evening, when you lie quietly on the couch watching a TV program and do not think about any misfortunes. And then, fiercely rubbing the stiffened place, stretching your toes towards yourself, you think: “Well, athletes do this from exertion, but for me something makes my legs cramp?”
In general, over 75 percent of all people are affected by leg cramps, and playing sports is just one of the many factors that cause them. The causes of leg cramps are diverse - from various diseases to normal muscle fatigue. By the way, doctors say that real cramps are much more serious and dangerous symptoms, and what we used to call leg cramps are actually spasms of the calf and hip muscles.
The most common causes of leg cramps are overstrain, from being in one position for a long time. This happens if you walk around all day in high-heeled shoes, squat for a long time, for example, weeding the beds, or in another fettered pose. These causes of leg cramps are characteristic, in particular, for musicians, tailors, typists and people of other professions who have to be in the same position for a long time.
Another reason, on the contrary, lies in increased activity, great physical exertion, and long running. Often you can watch how in the last minutes of a football match, players literally one after another fall on the grass, clutching their legs. Fans often accuse them of simulating, and consider this an unfair method of taking time to save the result that the team needs. In fact, the footballers, who ran back for an hour and a half, really experience cruel and painful cramps, in which it is simply impossible to continue the movement.
Causes of leg cramps can also be found in the deficit of certain substances needed by the body. This may be a lack of calcium and potassium in the blood, oxygen and even ordinary water. Diseases - such as osteochondrosis, atherosclerosis, varicose veins, diabetes mellitus - can also cause cramping. Convulsions can even trigger individual medications, for example, diuretics and hormones. Bad habits - alcohol abuse and smoking - also cause cramps.
People learn to get rid of sudden leg cramps even intuitively. In trying to get rid of the pain, the person himself finds a position of the leg in which the cramp releases. As a rule, for this it is enough, holding the toe of the foot, gently pull the foot towards you. The same players are helped by their colleagues, or even the player of another team, who turned out to be near, because the boots themselves interfere with the sufferer. Rubbing a muscle, massaging it, or pricking it with a needle also helps. If a seizure occurs during physical activity, you must immediately stop running or walking, and if a spasm catches you in a lying position (night cramps are widespread), it is best to stand barefoot on a cold floor. Swimmers should give special attention to convulsions - this is a direct threat to their life. If a seizure occurs in the water, you must stop moving your legs and try to unbend the affected foot with the help of another foot. Helps and pinned to a swimming trunks pin.
If you too often and for no apparent reason have cramps in your legs, the doctor will tell you how to treat them. You can consult with a local physician first. Perhaps the drugs prescribed by him will also help. And if you already have a predisposition to cramps, you need to do at least a simple exercise for the legs and massage daily.