To relieve seizures at home, most people resort to the common folk method of piercing a tense muscle with a needle, but this should never be done due to the risk of infection. This was told socialbites.ca by a surgeon, traumatologist-orthopedist of the clinic “Philosophy of Beauty and Health” in the city of Perm Maxim Morozov. He explained what causes cramps and how to deal with them properly.
According to the expert, cramps and muscle spasms occur most often in the muscle groups that are least involved in movements. These muscles, as a rule, shrink, metabolic processes are disturbed, and then when a sharp load occurs on this muscle group, the muscles react incorrectly to the load, causing spasm, pain and restriction of movement.
At the same time, convulsions and muscle spasms can be both an independent phenomenon and a manifestation of any disease.
“If we are talking about muscle spasm or cramps as an independent manifestation, it is a matter of a sharp load on a particular muscle group. If we are talking about convulsions accompanying diseases, it can be caused by osteochondrosis of the spine, dorsopathy, protrusions and hernias of the intervertebral discs, radicular syndromes, diseases of the joints, for example, osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis, as well as ligament diseases. and joint capsules. In addition, convulsions and muscle spasms can be accompanied by vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis of the vessels of the lower and upper extremities, varicose veins,” said surgeon Maxim Morozov.
He noted that if muscle spasms and contractions are a manifestation of a disease, then, of course, the underlying disease should be treated first and these provoking factors should be eliminated. Therefore, if you experience muscle spasms and cramps, you should always consult a doctor.
“In order to eliminate muscle spasm or contractions, it is first necessary to eliminate the traumatic factor, for example, to remove the load on this muscle group, to bring the limb to the correct physiological position. You can wrap the limb with a warm towel, because the heat relieves the spasm, try to stretch the spasmodic muscle with soft, stroking, massaging movements and hypercorrect – stretch this muscle with gentle movements until the limb is fully extended, ”suggested. orthopedic traumatologist.
The doctor also added that under no circumstances should you puncture a spasmodic muscle with needles, pins or other sharp objects.
“This method, which is widely used among the people, can cause skin trauma, infection and inflammation at the puncture site for some reason. It is also possible to get various infections when piercing the skin, so this should never be done, ”the expert concluded.
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