What should I do if I have cramps all over my body?

Care methods

Once sudden general cramps occur, you should sedate the cramps and see a doctor immediately. Generally, cramps are not immediately life-threatening, so there is no need to panic.

(1) Emergency measures taken before the doctor arrives

The correct treatment steps are as follows: 1. Massage the cramped area. 2. Carefully stretch and lengthen the muscles in the cramped area to keep them in a stretched state. 3. Apply hot compress to the cramped area with a towel.

Treatment of gastrocnemius cramps:

(1) When the gastrocnemius muscle suddenly feels pain or cramps during rapid exercise, immediately hold the big toe and slowly straighten the leg until the pain occurs. Massage while disappearing.

(2) Treatment of cramps during swimming:

Finger and palm cramps: Make your hands into fists, then open them with force, and then quickly make fists again, repeat this, and press forward with force. Swing your palms on the back side of your hands.

Upper arm cramps: Make your hands into fists and bend your elbows as much as possible, then extend them forcefully, and repeat this process.

Calf or toe cramps: Use the hand on the opposite side of the cramped calf to hold the toes of the cramped leg and pull them upwards. At the same time, use the palm of the same side to press on the knee of the cramped calf to help straighten the calf.

Thigh cramp: Bend the cramped thigh at right angles to the body, and bend the knee joint, then hold the calf with both hands, force it to stick to the thigh, make a concussive movement, and then straighten it forward , and so on.

(3) If gastrocnemius cramps occur in the middle of the night, you can use the wall to block your toes, straighten your legs until the pain and cramps are relieved, and then perform massage.

(2) Doctor’s emergency first aid measures

1. Immediately use any of the following medicines to stop panic: intravenous injection of diazepam, intramuscular injection of phenobarbital sodium, or 10 % chloral hydrate plus normal saline for retention enema, or intramuscular injection of 5% paraaldehyde. If the above medicines are ineffective, sodium amytal can be used.

2. The cause must be treated, and infectious convulsions should be treated with antibiotics.

3. Those with high fever should be treated with cooling.

4. Give oxygen.

Note: Neonatal convulsions should be stopped based on the cause. When the cause is difficult to find out, first try intravenous injection of 25% to 50% glucose 20 to 30ml (because hypoglycemia is common in newborns), such as 15 minutes If no effect is seen, use 5 ml of 10% calcium gluconate plus 2 ml of 10% glucose for slow intravenous injection (because neonates are prone to hypocalcemia). If still ineffective, intravenous injection of vitamin B6 can be used.

Home First Aid Treatment

Cramps are emergencies and should be treated urgently. Cramps often occur at home without a doctor around to help. In order to deal with this emergency, parents should know some basic Treatment method!

1. Immediately lay the child flat on the bed and lie on his side to prevent vomitus from being inhaled into the trachea. Untie the collar and belt to reduce and avoid unnecessary stimulation. Do not hold the sick child. Tight!

2. Wrap the toothbrush handle or stainless steel spoon handle or chopsticks with gauze or cloth strips, handkerchiefs, etc., and place them between the child's upper and lower molars (the big teeth at the back) to prevent biting the tongue during cramps. , never put your fingers in to avoid being bitten!

3. Prevent children from falling from the bed when they have cramps, and should be supervised by someone!

4. Keep the respiratory tract open, Aspirate the secretions from the mouth, pharynx, and throat!

5. When acupuncture or pinching the philtrum, the needle or finger should be clean and avoid local bleeding to avoid infection. You can also acupuncture the ten fingertips ( Shixuan point)!

6. When you have high fever, you should try to lower your body temperature. You can use cold water or 33% liquor to bathe, or you can place ice packs on the head, neck, armpits, groin, and forehead. You can apply a cold towel!

7. After the cramps stop, send them to the hospital immediately for further rescue. If the cramps last for a long time and cannot be temporarily stopped at home, you should call an ambulance immediately and send them to the hospital with the help of a doctor. Hospital!

8. Children with a history of high fever cramps in the past should have a small amount of commonly used anticonvulsants at home, such as diazepam and luminal, for emergency use when cramps suddenly occur!

Self-rescue methods for leg cramps

1. Pointe exercises. Take off your shoes and stand (to prevent falling, you can hold on to a table, chair or other fixed object),

calf muscle cramps

Put your toes on the ground and lift your heels as much as possible for 10 seconds. Put it down, then rest for a few seconds before continuing. Repeat this for 10 to 15 minutes, once in the morning and once in the evening. Coupled with rotating the ankle joint, the effect will be even better. Regular toe exercises can stimulate the acupuncture points on the foot terminals, promote blood circulation, increase skin temperature, enhance muscle strength, relieve calf spasm, and have a good exercise effect on lower limb muscles and knee joints. [4]

2. Soak your feet before going to bed. Before going to bed every day, soak your feet in hot water of about 40 degrees Celsius (it is advisable to soak your feet up to the ankle joints). Wait until the water is cold, then pour in hot water to maintain the water temperature. Soaking time is 15 to 20 minutes. Soaking your feet in hot water before going to bed can promote peripheral blood circulation, relax muscles and activate blood circulation, and relieve spasms.

In addition, drinking water before going to bed can also relax nerves, relax muscles, and reduce cramps.

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Five tips to prevent cramps

◆1. Exercise regularly to prevent excessive muscle fatigue.

Make adequate preparations before exercising and stretch the muscles of the legs, waist, back, neck and arms. Don’t increase exercise too quickly. You should abide by the principle of increasing exercise by 10% every week.

◆2. Drink water often and don’t wait until you are thirsty. Nutritionally fortified sports drinks should be supplemented when sweating heavily.

◆3. Pay attention to a balanced diet, especially supplementing various necessary nutrients from the diet. For example: drinking milk and soy milk can supplement calcium; eating vegetables and fruits can supplement various trace elements.

◆4. Pregnant women should change their body posture frequently and move around every hour or so. Before going to bed, they can wash their feet and calves with warm water. They can also supplement calcium, including calcium, according to their special needs. Nutrients.

◆5. People who have cramps at night should pay special attention to keeping warm. You might as well try stretching your muscles before going to bed, especially the muscles that are prone to cramps.

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