Muscle cramps can be incredibly painful and can make it difficult to use the affected muscle. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to help ease the pain and stop the cramp. A warm towel or heating pad can be used on tense or tight muscles to help relax them. Taking a hot bath or directing the stream of a hot shower to the cramped muscle may also help.
Alternatively, massaging the tight muscle with ice can ease the pain. Applying cold is another great way to treat muscle cramps. Once the pain subsides a little after applying heat, you can pick up an ice pack or ice pack and place it on the cramping muscle. Remember to wrap the ice in a towel.
You can also try massaging the cramp with the ice pack to relax the muscle. Interrupting any activity that may have caused the cramp and stretching the muscle slightly, gently maintaining the stretch, can also help. You can even massage the muscle as it stretches or after you finish. If all else fails and you continue to have regular muscle cramps, consider getting regular massages to help your muscles relax.
Additionally, natural muscle relaxants such as magnesium and cayenne pepper may help if you're experiencing muscle spasms as a symptom of fibromyalgia.Muscle cramps occur for a number of different reasons, but most often when muscles can't relax properly. Overuse of a muscle, dehydration, muscle strain, or simply maintaining a position for a long period of time can cause a muscle cramp. Older adults, people with nervous disorders, people who are pregnant or who are menstruating, and people who overuse their muscles or work harder are more likely to develop muscle cramps.If you ever wake up at night or are suddenly stopped by a Charley horse, you know that muscle cramps can cause severe pain. If your calf muscle cramps in the middle of the night, stand up and slowly put weight on the affected leg to push the heel down and stretch the muscle.
