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Maghezim that the name please help thankk uuu
Aug 8, 2014
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Dr. Zakia Dimassi Pediatrics
I believe you mean Magnesium for leg cramps.
Leg cramps can be idiopathic (causes unknown) or due to an underlying condition.
1-Idiopathic leg cramps:
-abnormal nerve activity during sleep which causes the muscle of the leg to cramp
-excessive strain on leg muscles, such as when exercising
-a sudden restriction in the blood supply
-tendons naturally become shorter with older age.
2-Secondary leg cramps
-pregnancy: extra weight  places strain on the leg muscles
-exercise: usually when resting after exercise
- Inadequate blood supply. Narrowing of the arteries that deliver blood to your legs (arteriosclerosis of the extremities) cause what is called claudications in the calf muscles upon walking uphill
-neurological conditions that affect the nerves in your leg muscles, peripheral neuropathy (where the nerves inside the leg are damaged) seen in people with diabetes. Also, nerve compression in the spine (lumbar stenosis) also can produce cramp-like pain in your legs.
-liver disease: if the liver fails, toxins will accumulate which causes muscles to go into spasm
-infection: like tetanus, you catch it if you cut yourself with a dirty tool
-dehydration
-medications: like diuretics: these remove fluid from the body (eg Lasix), statins (lower cholesterol in the blood)
-Mineral depletion. Too little potassium, calcium or magnesium in the diet. Diuretics may also deplete these minerals.
Treatment:
If it's secondary leg cramps, treating the underlying cause may help.
If the cause of your legs cramps is unknown, exercise: stretch and massage the affected muscle, straighten the leg and lift the foot upwards, bending it at the ankle so that the toes point towards the shin.
Walk around on the heels for a few minutes.
Exercises to prevent cramps: to do 3 times a day: stand about 1m away from a wall,
lean forward with arms outstretched to touch the wall while keeping the soles of the feet flat on the floor, hold this position for 5 seconds, release, repeat for 5 min.
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