Leg cramps in the elderly are associated with exposure to cold, excessive activity and calcium deficiency.
Cold stimulation can easily trigger cramps when the elderly are underdressed or when they get cold while sleeping at night.
Older people’s physical function declines, if the activity is too large, the leg muscles are too excited, it is easy to induce cramps.
Elderly people’s digestive function declines and the body loses too much calcium, which can easily cause calcium deficiency, and after calcium deficiency, leg muscle excitability increases, which can easily trigger cramps.
Cramps can be treated by straightening the lower limbs and stretching the cramped muscles until the cramps stop completely.
If the elderly have leg cramps, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor for regular treatment.