Every body has experience of cramps. It held in any muscle of the body like; in leg, hip, back, arm, hand muscles. Mostly people unknown about this they do not know what is cramp? How’s it held?
Muscles cramps are defined in various conditions;
• A muscles cramp is defined as involuntarily and forcibly contracted muscles that do not relax.
• Muscles cramps can last anywhere from a few seconds to a quarter of an hour and occasionally longer.
• The cramp may involve a part of a muscle the entire muscles, or several muscles that usually act together.
• Cramps are extremely common, and may affect people of all ages.
Types
There are many types of muscles cramps some are as follow;
• “True”: cramps involve part or all of a single muscle or a group of muscles that generally act together, such as the muscles that flex several adjutant fingers. In simple words simple cramp is called true cramp.
• Injury: persistent muscles spasm may occur as a protective mechanism following an injury. Such as a broken bone.
• Vigorous activity: true cramp may also result from vigorous physical activity or later, sometimes many hours later like during playing, exercise, bending etc.
• Rest cramps: especially in adults, older cramps at rest (often during the night) are very common like; change side during sleep. Rest cramp may be experienced at any age, however, including during childhood.
• Dehydration: sports and other vigorous activities can cause excessive fluid lose from perspiration, so the result is cramp. This type of cramp is very often during playing especially in summer.
• Body fluid shifts: an example is cirrhosis of the liver with fluid in the abdominal cavity (as cites).
• Tetany: in Tetany, all of the nerve cells in the body are activated, which than stimulate the muscles throughout the body.
• Myalgia: means muscle pain. There are many specific causes of various type of Myalgia. Myalgia can be temporary or chronic. “Myalgia” is made up of “my (o)” from the Greek “myos” meaning muscles and “algia” from the Greek “algos” meaning pain.
Homeopathic treatment:
Rhus tox:
• Cramp in cold water in swimmers
• Cramps in calf muscles at night by stretching the legs in bed.
Cyclamen:
• Writers cramp; pain in part of hand where bones lie near surface; worse cold
Arnica:
• Cramps due to fatigue; bruise feeling as if beaten
Cuprum met:
• Cramps of calf muscles
• Soles and palms
• Beginning from fingers and toes; spasmodic
Aesculus glab:
• Cramps of abdomen
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