Why we get cramps?!


Question: Why do we get cramps? What is the medical explainaton?


Answers: Why do we get cramps? What is the medical explainaton?

Cramp is caused when a muscle involuntary and forcibly contracts and does not relax. While this seems to be due to an abnormal stimulation of the muscle, the exact mechanism is unknown. A cramp is more likely to occur in tired muscles therefore poor fitness or exercising at high workloads can increase the likelihood. Inadequate stretching and poor biomechanics may also contribute. Dehydration may contribute to cramp especially when fluid and sodium losses are high. Sodium is involved in initiating nerve signals that make muscles contract. A deficit of sodium and fluid
may "irritate" muscles causing them to contract uncontrollably.
Cramp has been attributed to the depletion of potassium and minerals.

Your uterus is contracting in order to shed the old lining.

Possibly you were not referring to that type of cramp... Oops!





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