How cramps happen!!
Symptoms:
- Severe pain in the legs
- Tenderness in the affected area
- Patient is unable to move his legs till the time the cramps last
- Sudden occurrence while at rest or while lying down
- A visible twitching of the muscle beneath the skin can occur with more severe cramps
METHODS to AVOID or CURE CRAMPS:
1. Massing legs with essential oils, like lavender oil and rosemary oil and eucalyptus oil. Wrap the affected area with a towel dipped in hot water after massaging.
1. Massing legs with essential oils, like lavender oil and rosemary oil and eucalyptus oil. Wrap the affected area with a towel dipped in hot water after massaging.
2. Drink Tomato juice with little salt daily.
3.
Consume 2-3 bananas per day, as it raises the potassium intake in the body, thereby relieving a person from cramps.
Consume 2-3 bananas per day, as it raises the potassium intake in the body, thereby relieving a person from cramps.
4. Drink a concoction of 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp apple cider vinegar in 1/2 glass lukewarm water & mixing in one tbsp of calcium lactate. Drink it once in a day to treat leg cramps.
Note: Intake of 2tsp honey is also useful
Note: Intake of 2tsp honey is also useful
5. Drink a glass of warm milk before sleeping.
6. Leg exercises:
Stretch legs & press toes against wall, stretch calf muscles 15-20 times daily.
Do cycling in air & other exercises to increase blood flow.
While you lie down on bed, stretch the legs as far as you can and hold it in the same position for half an hour.
While standing, Push your heel onto the floor and bend your toes upwards This is a good way to treat leg cramps.
Stretch legs & press toes against wall, stretch calf muscles 15-20 times daily.
Do cycling in air & other exercises to increase blood flow.
While you lie down on bed, stretch the legs as far as you can and hold it in the same position for half an hour.
While standing, Push your heel onto the floor and bend your toes upwards This is a good way to treat leg cramps.
7. Take warm shower before sleeping to relax muscles
8. Carry a hot water bottle with you and use it to apply heat on the affected area when you go to bed at night or rest in the daytime.
9. Prepare chamomile tea and have it at least 5 times a day, for 2 weeks.
10.
- Use cold packs on the affected muscle to relax the tensed muscles.
- Drink plenty of fluids to keep yourself enough hydrated.
Herbal Remedies for Leg Cramps:
- Drink a cup of papaya seed tea 6 or 7 times daily for 2 or 3 weeks for relief from joint pain.
- Take 1 raw clove of garlic daily. This clove can be fried in ghee (clarified butter) or castor oil. Take for 2 months.