Xu Yanbin, special expert and member of Trauma Rehabilitation Committee of China Rehabilitation Medical Association
I suddenly have cramps in my sleep. After I get up early, my eyelids jump nonstop. After running for a few steps, I start to have calf cramps… Cramps are a minor problem, but they are also very uncomfortable to attack. Xu Yanbin, member of the Trauma Rehabilitation Committee of the Chinese Rehabilitation Medical Association, said that many cramps are “self inflicted”, especially the following five bad habits, which are the easiest to attract cramps.
not in the sun
People have less and less opportunities to contact sunshine. Especially in autumn and winter, people’s outdoor activity time is generally reduced, and the sunshine time is significantly shortened. Calcium can not be well absorbed, which leads to cramps. This situation is more common in the middle-aged and elderly. It is recommended that you should receive sunshine no matter what season, but you don’t need to be exposed to the sun. The ultraviolet ray is weak from 10:00 to 11:00 every morning, and it is best to be exposed to the sun at this time. In addition, we should drink more dairy products and supplement calcium in our daily diet.
excessive fatigue
Eyelid skipping is also a kind of cramp, which generally occurs when you are tired or lack sleep. After good sleep conditioning, it will improve, but if the eyelids jump nonstop, together with half of the facial muscles, eyebrows and corners of the mouth twitch, it may be a spasm caused by facial nerve stimulation, and you should see a neurosurgery doctor.
excessive exercise
If you seldom exercise at ordinary times and suddenly increase the amount of exercise, the muscle tension at night is not improved, which will stimulate the calf and cause cramps. When you exercise too much, the calcium distribution on the muscle cell membrane is abnormal, which can also cause tiredness cramps. It is recommended that when the body is tired, especially when the legs are tired, you should massage them properly before going to bed to relax the muscles; Warm up fully before exercise, and do not drink carbonated drinks, otherwise electrolyte in the body will be lost, which may lead to fatigue, cramps or decreased exercise capacity.
catch a cold
Cold feet and legs can also cause muscle cramps in the legs. It is recommended to pay attention to the warmth of lower limbs. People who often have cramps can wear a pair of socks when sleeping.
diet to lose weight
Weight loss syndrome includes convulsions, mainly sporadic large limb convulsions, and also waist and back convulsions, even causing falls. Therefore, you can’t lose weight by dieting, let alone just eating vegetarian without meat. On the contrary, the calcium in lean meat will promote the consumption of fat, which is conducive to weight loss.
What needs to be reminded is that some cramps may also be the precursor of some diseases, such as brain tumors, spinal cord compression, bone hyperplasia, etc. Therefore, if cramps occur without obvious life incentives and occur repeatedly in a short period of time, we need to be vigilant and go to the hospital for examination in time to clarify the cause.
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