How to relieve finger cramps

Cramps refer to a sudden change that occurs after strenuous exercise or before any exercise. During the cramping process, the patient will feel severe convulsions, pain and swelling inside, spasms, and even inability to straighten up. These will affect the joints, so everyone needs to pay special attention to it.

How to relieve finger cramps

A cramp is a severe, painful muscle contraction (spasm) that usually occurs suddenly and violently but does not last long, only a few minutes. Muscle contraction (spasm), muscle pain, stiffness and tension to the touch, and visible muscle lumps or muscle deformations in the affected areas. The most commonly affected muscles are the peroneus muscles.

Cramps can be caused by strenuous activity, repetitive motion, or lying or sitting in an awkward position. The reason why cramps are caused by activities is due to salt deficiency caused by excessive sweating, so drinking more water before exercise can prevent cramps. In only a few cases, a lack of calcium in the blood can cause recurrent or long-term muscle cramps.

If you get cramps while swimming, don't panic. Depending on the location of the cramp, you can use the following self-help methods to solve the urgent problem.

If your calf or toes cramp, first take a breath and float on your back in the water. Use the hand on the opposite side of the cramped leg to hold the cramped toes and pull them toward your body with your hand. At the same time, use the palm of your other hand to press on the cramped knee to help straighten the calf and allow it to recover.

If you have a thigh cramp, take a deep breath and float on your back. Bend the cramped leg. Then hold the calf with both hands and press it against the thigh, and shake it to help it recover.

If you have a finger cramp, clench your fingers into a fist, then stretch them out, and do this quickly several times until they recover.

If your palm cramps, use your other palm to press the cramped hand down hard and do a shaking motion until it recovers.

If your upper arm cramps, clench your fist and bend your elbow as much as possible, then straighten it out. Repeat several times until it recovers.

In addition, when you have cramps, pressing the Ren Zhong point with your fingers 1/3 of the way above the nasolabial groove is also very effective.