What are the causes of old people's leg twitch

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I'm older. I used to have leg cramps. Later I went to the hospital for examination. The doctor said that I was caused by calcium deficiency. After returning home, after conditioning for about a month, there will be no more cramps. So what are the reasons for the old man's leg twitch? Let me tell you about it.

What are the causes of old people's leg twitch

First: most of the time, cramps are related to the lack of calcium, and it is not ruled out that they are caused by cold or local neurovascular compression; generally, the duration of cramps is not very long, mostly in a minute or a few minutes, which is the manifestation of muscle spasm.

Second: to relieve the symptoms of cramps caused by calcium deficiency, we should pay attention to calcium supplement at ordinary times. In addition, we should go out to the sun more often, eat more calcium rich food, avoid keeping some postures for a long time, and pay attention to the changes of postures, such as sitting posture at ordinary times.

Third: when the symptoms of cramps, at this time, you can give local muscles hot compress treatment, or combined with appropriate massage, if the symptoms continue for a long time without improvement, you should go to the hospital in time for relevant examination, to exclude the cause of other diseases.

matters needing attention

In daily life, the elderly must pay attention to eat less spicy and greasy food. Tobacco and alcohol are very harmful to the human body, especially it may harm the kidney, liver and brain.