As the elderly age, their body functions deteriorate and they often wake up at night with sudden leg cramps to relieve the pain and keep them awake at night. What tests should be done for gastrocnemius spasm in the elderly?
1, plasma cells To understand the body’s synthesis and storage of antibodies, that is, immunoglobulin.
2, electromyography can determine the functional state of peripheral nerves, neurons, neuromuscular junction and the muscle itself. EMG can not only diagnose the degree of nerve damage and estimate the prognosis, but also identify whether the muscle atrophy is neurogenic or myogenic, or disuse atrophy.
3.Ultrasound examination Check whether there are abnormalities in the arteries and veins of the lower limbs.
4.Blood pressure measurement High blood pressure is a risk factor to aggravate atherosclerosis in the legs.
5.Cardiovascular examination This is the focus of physical examination for the elderly. Blood pressure measurement, hypertension is one of the causes of coronary heart disease, blood pressure is often at its peak, prone to cerebrovascular accidents; electrocardiogram examination, can understand the blood supply to the heart muscle, arrhythmia, etc., very old, no way to run the activity plate, it is recommended to do a heart color ultrasound; carotid ultrasound, can check whether the vascular lesions. Leg pain and cramps in the elderly are mostly related to atherosclerosis leg blood supply disorders. After arteriosclerosis, blood supply to the legs is reduced, blood flow is poor, metabolites cannot be taken away by the blood, and when metabolites accumulate to a certain concentration, they will stimulate muscle contraction, thus causing painful cramps.
6, check blood sugar and blood lipids Diabetes is a risk factor for aggravating atherosclerosis in the legs.
7, test bone density Weakened calcium absorption ability as well as calcium loss in the elderly, osteoporosis will occur.