How are muscle spasms treated?

Muscle spasm, commonly known as cramps, refers to the sudden and involuntary contraction of muscles, causing unbearable muscle pain. Generally speaking, it is caused by excessive fatigue, tension and excessive exercise. So when we encounter muscle spasms in life, what should we do to treat it?

1. Eliminate the cause

Some spasms are related to various external stimuli. Before treatment, try to eliminate factors that may easily induce muscle spasms, such as fever, stones, urinary tract infection, pressure sores, pain, constipation, and drugs that aggravate muscle spasms. Usually, the symptoms of muscle spasm will be alleviated after the triggering factor is eliminated.

2. Posture and position

Certain postures and positions can reduce muscle spasms. Patients should adopt a good anti-spasm posture from the acute phase, which can inhibit abnormally increased muscle tension. For example, in the acute phase of cerebrovascular accident and craniocerebral trauma, a supine anti-spasm posture can be adopted to relieve muscle spasms. Patients with spinal cord injury can use an inclined bed to stand to relieve lower limb muscle spasms. The correct way to hold a child with cerebral palsy, etc.

3. Physical therapy

(1) Cold therapy

Applying ice or soaking the spastic limb in ice water for 5 to 10 seconds can cause transient relaxation of muscle spasms.

(2) Hydrotherapy

The long-term compression and massage of muscles by water pressure is helpful to relieve muscle spasms. The room temperature should be kept at 25 degrees and the water temperature should be around 300 degrees. Doing this consistently is effective in relieving muscle spasms.