Muscle cramps – Dance muscle cramps – Age seizures

Description nocturnal muscle cramps

Muscle cramps legs – sudden contraction of the muscles of leg and foot. If convulsions occur at night, a person can wake up. The most commonly involved in the gastrocnemius muscle. Dance muscle cramps are harmless. Their appearance does not mean, that a person serious illness.

Causes of seizures

Although the specific cause of seizures is unknown, they may be associated with an imbalance of chemicals in the muscles. The most common causes, associated with nocturnal leg cramps:

• Muscle tension;
• Standing on a hard surface;
• Prolonged sitting;
• Some positions legs while sitting;
• Dehydration;
• Disease:
  • Diabetes;
  • Parkinson's Disease;
  • Gipoglikemiâ;
  • Hormonal disorders (eg, thyroid imbalance);
  • Chemical imbalance (eg, Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium);
• Taking certain medications:
  • Medicines, adrenolytic;
  • Statynы (cholesterol lowering);
  • Morfij;
  • Lithium.

Risk Factors nocturnal muscle cramps

Factors, increase the likelihood of seizures:

• Age older 50 years;
• Muscular overvoltage;
• Pregnancy;
• A stay in a fixed position for a long time;
• Flat feet or ankle strain;
• Alcoholism;
• Neurological diseases;
• Some medications;
• Disease, aforementioned.

Symptoms of nocturnal muscle cramps

• Sudden night cramps legs, or feet.

Diagnosis of nocturnal muscle cramps

For the diagnosis of the doctor conducts a physical exam and makes the following analysis:

• Blood tests – to determine the hormonal or chemical imbalance;
• Checking the pulse foot, for the diagnosis of circulatory.

Treatment of nocturnal muscle cramps

If there is no specific cause of seizures, Treatment options include the following:

• When seizures occur, you need to pull against them leg muscles. Besides, You can grab a leg or foot and pull up;
• Standing on the affected leg often stops the cramping;
• Massage and hot or cold treatments will help the muscles to relax.

Medication

None of the drug does not guarantee an effective and safe treatment. In quinine, effective means of reducing the frequency and severity of seizures, there is a significant risk of allergic reactions. Other medications also carry the risk of complications, and they are generally not recommended. They are most often used in only severe cases.

Otpuskaemыe without prescription

• Diphenhydramine hydrochloride;
• Calcium;
• Preparations of magnesium.

Prescription

• Quinine Sulfate;
• Muscle relaxants (eg, Meprobamate, Ekvanil, Roʙaksin);
• Verapamil hydrochloride (Callan, Isoptin, Verelan);
• Chloroquine Phosphate (Aralen);
• Hydroxychloroquine sulfate (Plakvenil);
• Carbamazepine (Tegretol);
• Phenytoin (Dilantin).

Preventing muscle cramps

To reduce the risk of nocturnal leg cramps, you must perform the following actions:

• Stretch the legs three times daily and at bedtime:
  • Become a face to the wall, put your hands on the wall and keep them. Take a step back. Strain the knees. It is necessary to keep the heel pressed to the floor, until you feel a strong dressing up in the tibia. It is necessary to hold this position for 10 seconds, then repeated two or three times;
• Doing regular exercise for the feet and legs;
• Take plenty of fluids;
• There are potassium-rich foods (bananas, tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, melon, oranges and grapefruits);
• Wear comfortable shoes;
• During sleep, it is desirable to keep the toes pointing upward.