What to do if you have leg cramps during 6 months of pregnancy

Many pregnant women will find that their pregnancy reactions become more and more intense when they are six months pregnant, and they may even have symptoms of leg cramps. Especially at night, these leg cramps will occur more frequently, and they will not be able to fall asleep smoothly. In this case, they need to use some massage techniques to relieve the symptoms, which can achieve the effect of relaxing the muscles and activating blood circulation, and reduce the number of leg cramps.

The treatment of cramps can be divided into two parts: one is the treatment of the acute phase, and the other is the treatment of the root cause. In the acute phase, that is, when cramps occur, the patient needs to rest immediately, gently massage the cramped area, and gently stretch the muscles in the cramped area. Because when you stretch the muscles, the tension of the tendon increases. When the tension reaches a certain intensity, the nerves will transmit impulses to the brain. In order to avoid tendon injury, the brain will release messages to relax the cramped muscles. When stretching your muscles, do not use too much force to avoid straining the muscles and causing secondary injuries. Short-term muscle cramps can be treated and you can continue working, but the possibility of them occurring again is still high.

If the muscle cramp lasts for a long time, you can use hot or cold compresses to relieve the pain, or local spraying or applying some muscle relaxant or pain-relieving lotions or ointments are also effective. If cramps occur easily again, you need to consider whether your muscles are over-fatigued or dehydrated. If the former, you must stop the activity and rest, and if the latter, you need to replenish water and electrolytes.

People who suffer from cramps must first understand some of their "history", such as eating habits, the amount of stress caused by daily exercise (work), the location of the cramps, the weather conditions when the cramps occurred, etc. The causes of cramps in wrestling, free cycling, or fencing athletes may be completely different, so the type of sports they have engaged in is also a project that must be understood to find out the cause of cramps.

After synthesizing all the understanding, finding out the cause of cramps and taking preventive and improvement measures based on the cause can solve the problem of cramps. If you have cramps frequently and can't find the cause, you must be careful and consult a doctor for a thorough examination. Frequent soreness and cramps in the foot muscles are likely caused by varicose veins. Numbness and cramps in the feet are caused by poor blood flow due to long-term standing and sitting work.