What causes leg cramps when playing basketball?

Basketball leg cramps can be caused by calcium deficiency and too much exercise.
1. Calcium deficiency: If the patient’s body has less calcium ions, playing basketball may lead to cramps, should pay attention to a balanced diet, more intake of calcium-containing food.
2. Too much exercise: playing basketball leg cramps may be due to too much exercise, more than the intensity of the muscles can withstand, resulting in excessive muscle fatigue, causing leg cramps.
Calf muscle cramps, spasms, treatment is to hurry to sit down or lie down, with the big toe top next to the column or wall, so that the big toe to the back of the back stretch, do the calf muscle pulling, ankle also do the back stretching action, pulling can make the muscle in the process of pulling to reduce the contraction, through the slow, sustained pulling, the muscle will relax and stop spasms.
If the patient playing basketball leg cramps, may also be due to temperature changes and other reasons, should go to the hospital in time for treatment.