Increased creatine kinase is associated with leg cramps.
Creatine kinase, also known as creatine phosphokinase, is mainly found in skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, brain tissue and smooth muscle, and its level is affected by gender, age, race and physiological state, such as after exercise, creatine kinase level can be increased, and the more strenuous the exercise, the longer the increase in the more obvious.
Leg cramps are a state of sudden tightening and pain in the leg muscles. Excessive tension in the leg muscles, decreased blood supply to the muscles, and increasing age may cause idiopathic leg cramps; pregnancy, excessive exercise, liver disease, and infections may lead to secondary leg cramps; and medications such as diuretics, raloxifene, and other medications may cause medically induced leg cramps.
Leg cramps caused by strenuous exercise or leg cramps resulting in skeletal muscle injury may cause increased creatine kinase, if there is a persistent increase in creatine kinase or frequent leg cramps, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, please ask the doctor to clarify the diagnosis, and if necessary, to carry out the appropriate treatment.