Calf cramps are a common experience for most people. They often wake people up in the middle of the night. The official name is "gastrocnemius spasm", which refers to the sudden, involuntary tonic contraction of muscles, causing stiffness and pain.
In addition to calves, thighs, abdomen, and arms can also experience cramps, which are generally related to low ambient temperature and excessive water loss, resulting in electrolyte imbalance, poor local circulation, muscle fatigue, and emotional stress. In addition, pregnant women and some chronic patients also often suffer from cramps, so pay attention.
When the calf is cramped, you can gently pull the sole of the foot up until it is perpendicular to the calf to straighten the cramped calf muscle, but do not pull it too much to prevent muscle tearing, then massage and rub the muscle to promote blood circulation , and after cramping, pay attention to keeping the calf muscles warm.
In the treatment of cramps in traditional Chinese medicine, the commonly used prescriptions include Shujing Huoxue Decoction, Body Tong Zhuyu Decoction, Shaoyao Gancao Decoction, etc. Acupuncture can quickly relieve pain and enhance the curative effect.
After relieving the symptoms of cramps, you can also press the "Yanglingquan Point" to speed up recovery. Yanglingquan acupoint is one of the ten general acupoints. The so-called "Trauma Yanglingquan" has special effects on relieving pain, strengthening tendons, relaxing meridians and dredging collaterals.
In addition, "Jinhui Yanglingquan" is also mentioned in the Bahui point. As long as it is a soft tissue symptom, such as muscle spasm, soreness, tendon and ligament sprain, strain, etc., this point can be used to improve or eliminate it.
◎Acupoint selection method:
●Bend the knee at 90 degrees, two protrusions can be seen on the outside of the knee, the upper front is the tibial head, and the lower rear is the fibula head. The two points are connected to form a right triangle, and the third point is this point.
●Yanglingquan belongs to the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang, and the outer surface belongs to the Yang surface. Next to the acupoints, there are small heads of the tibia and fibula protruding like hills. Pressing down with the tip will produce a feeling of soreness, which lasts for 10 seconds and repeats several times. (The author is the director of Taipei Qinghe Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic)
very correct way
This doctor of traditional Chinese medicine is very good. He uses the simplest method to solve the problems for the people. He can achieve the effect without the people spending a dime. He is really a good doctor. If the people encounter such problems, they cannot find Yanglingquan. For acupuncture points, please drink a small cup of thick sucrose water before going to bed, I guarantee you will not have cramps again that night. And it can last for several nights without cramps. It is said in the Internal Classics: [The muscles are painful and urgent, and eating quickly will relieve them. ] This is the truth.
