Leg cramps is not complete because of calcium deficiency 
 
 
Cao Jianchun Beijing university of Chinese medicine east hospital 
 
 
China's traditional Chinese medicine to 

        That leg cramps are caused by calcium deficiency, but many people do not have the performance of the calcium, bone mass normal and abnormal blood calcium nor, or long-term calcium still cannot correct cramps, this is how to return a responsibility? In fact, in addition to calcium deficiency, there are many other reasons. 
 
        Leg cramps are lower limb muscle spontaneous tetanic contraction, muscle cramps occur in the legs and toes is the most popular. Attack pain, body is difficult to straighten, patients very pain. Calcium is one of the cause of inducing leg cramps, when low blood calcium in the body, the excitement of neuromuscular joint threshold is reduced, cause abnormal contraction extremely easily, cause leg cramps. 
 
        In addition to calcium deficiency, leg cramps and there are many other reasons. 
 
        Younger patients have more than one cause, such as walking or running time is too long, make lower limbs fatigue or lack of sleep, rest can make the leg muscle lactic acid accumulation, stimulate muscle spasm. Rest too much, however, is too long, or too much sleep, slow body blood circulation, partial co2 accumulation, the carbonate can cause leg cramps, too. 
 
        The elderly is the most common cause of lower limb atherosclerosis, limb blood supply is insufficient, lack of qi and blood temperature caused the legs and feet. Performance with limb often cold, numbness, cramps and intermittent claudication. If iliac artery occlusion, thigh crus are prone to cramping. If symptoms occur in the calf, tips for femoral artery, popliteal artery stenosis. With the progress of the disease, limb ischemia is aggravating, there will be a continuous physical pain. Limb blood supply decrease, look to the naked eye, can see toes, foot or leg skin pale, thin skin, muscle atrophy, toenail thickening deformation. Hand feels cool, touch less than dorsalis pedis artery. In severe ischemia of lower limb ulcer and gangrene. 
 
        In addition lumbar degenerative changes, peripheral neuropathy, thyroid disease, kidney disease and other diseases can cause cramping happens. Magnesium, vitamin D, B vitamin deficiency is common cause cramping. 
 
        For the causes for the sex and pay attention to health with the leg. First of all, to pay more attention to the lower extremities exercise at ordinary times, often walk or jog, enhance skeletal muscle endurance. Second, before swimming, vigorous exercise or sport for a long time ago, before preheating action to do. First activity ability, waistline, let the ribs that stretch, qi and blood circulation, can relieve cramps. In addition, if is expected to be a long journey, it is recommended that the calf elastic bandage or wear surgical decompression socks, can improve local venous blood backflow, reduce local acid metabolites accumulation. 
 
        Hardening of the arteries occlusion patients, should be a low salt, low fat diet, eat more foods rich in vitamins, such as whole grains, fresh vegetables, legumes, fruit, etc. Eating foods that are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, such as fish, nuts. Proper physical exercise, according to the physical condition, keep moderate outdoor sports every day. Patients with artery disease, be sure to quit smoking, for tobacco of blood vessel damage is very big, can lead to a significant advance age hardening of the arteries, aggravating the degree of vascular occlusion. 
 
        Prevent leg cramps, but also the treatment of lumbar primary diseases, such as calcium, magnesium, vitamin D, B vitamins and other nutrients, khan had long attention to replenish water and electrolyte, body warm warm. Such as leg cramps attacks frequently, should go to a doctor to treat.
 
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