How to relieve muscle spasms

If you want to effectively relieve the problem of muscle spasms, you first need to pay attention to the causes of muscle spasms. The most common ones are fatigue, electrolyte imbalance or cold stimulation, which are all factors that can cause muscle spasms.

1. Cramps are medically called muscle spasms, which refer to the sudden, involuntary rigid contraction of muscles, which can cause muscle stiffness, unbearable pain, and difficulty in movement. Common causes of muscle cramps include fatigue, electrolyte imbalance, cold stimulation, etc. Nowadays, many people are keen on sports such as badminton, table tennis, tennis, running, cycling, swimming, etc. These sports can not only strengthen the body, but also provide fun and pleasure to the body and mind during the exercise. However, if the preparatory movements are not sufficient, it may cause injuries, cramps being one of them. In response to this situation, traditional Chinese medicine's unique treatments have excellent effects.

2. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the causes and pathogenesis of convulsions can be divided into two aspects: external infection and internal injury. External infections are mostly caused by wind, cold and dampness invading the human body, blocking the meridians, causing stagnation of qi and blood, or by excessive heat causing wind, or heat burning body fluids; internal injuries are caused by deficiency of yin and blood, and internal wind causing loss of nourishment to the tendons and veins. Although the causes of exogenous infection and internal injury are different, their pathogenesis is the imbalance of yin and yang and the disharmony of qi and blood. Therefore, acupuncture is widely used in the treatment of convulsions in clinical practice. It can be used to treat symptoms according to individual syndromes, with significant therapeutic effects.

3. In addition to acupuncture, many special therapies of traditional Chinese medicine, such as massage, Chinese medicine fumigation, cupping, moxibustion, etc., are very helpful for injuries caused by sports and the body's recovery and adjustment after exercise.

4. Almost all sports may cause muscle cramps, which often occur suddenly in people during strenuous exercise, excessive sweating, cold, etc. For people who are suffering from pain, how to stretch the muscles as soon as possible is the top priority. According to Chinese medicine experts, the specific method of dealing with muscle cramps should be determined according to the different feelings of muscle pain. If not handled properly, you may suffer a "second time". He recommended a very simple "basic rule" to everyone, which is "muscle tension and heat compress".

5. The specific method is:

1. Once a muscle cramp occurs, the first thing you should do is to immediately stop any activity or exercise you are doing;

2. Gently and forcefully help the spastic muscles to stretch and hold until the spasm and pain disappear;

3. Gently massage the spasmed muscles and acupoints such as Yanglingquan and Chengshan;

4. If the muscles still feel very tight, you need to use a hot towel or steam them.