Gastrocnemius spasmodic pain

Introduction Gastrocnemius tendon pain refers to gastrocnemius tendon caused by cold or sudden changes in posture of one or both calves, local pain, and inactivity. Rotating tendons are commonly known as calf cramps, and modern medicine is called "gastrocnemius tendon". The pathogenesis is liver blood deficiency, and the tendons are dying. The main ribs of the liver, the blood is sturdy, and the blood is in the liver and hidden in the night. The blood of the gluten is especially insufficient. Therefore, the venous convulsions are painful at night; the second is cold and cold in the lower limbs, and the limbs are unfavorable. (Common in the calf) muscle urgency, severe pain, stiffness, unfavorable flexion and extension. It occurs more than sleeping, or owing it.

Cause

There are five possible pathogenic factors:

Cold: When the external environment is humid and cold, if the preparation activity is insufficient, the gastrocnemius tendon is prone to occur. Gastrocnemius tendon is more common after winter nighttime sleep.

Excessive fatigue: When excessive exercise muscles are tired, the calf suddenly exerts force, which can cause gastrocnemius tendon, and sometimes it is part of the muscle spasm of the whole body.

Dehydration, loss of salt: excessive sweating and urination, lowering the concentration of sodium chloride in the blood, causing gastrocnemius tendon.

Mental stress: Due to excessive mental stress during sports competitions, there is usually inflammation around the Achilles tendon, and the preparation activity is insufficient and muscle spasm occurs.

Calcium deficiency: elderly patients with osteoporosis, children with rickets, blood calcium below normal, so that neuromuscular stress is increased, but also prone to muscle spasm.

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Symptoms: Turning the tendons, that is, the calfs and tendons are restrained, and the pain is like a twist. It is a common symptom. It is common in both men and women. It often occurs during sleep at night. It is available at four o'clock. Clinically, one or two. Side calves are characterized by sudden convulsions and severe pain. Light for a few minutes, heavy for more than half an hour, massage can ease.

Differential diagnosis

It should be distinguished from the following:

1. Calf muscles after walking: After walking, calf tendon is also a frequent occurrence. Due to excessive walking or running time, the muscles of the lower limbs are overworked.

2. Calf pain: calf pain is caused by a variety of causes of calf muscle soreness, is a symptom of a variety of diseases, usually caused by long-term strain of the calf bones, calcium deficiency, chronic diseases, etc., Chinese medicine is considered to be related to qi deficiency.

3. Calf pain and tenderness in the lower leg muscles: Muscle pain and tenderness in the calf muscles are characteristic features of venous thrombosis. Venous thrombosis is an acute non-suppurative inflammation of the vein accompanied by secondary intravascular thrombosis. The disease formed. The lesion mainly involves the superficial veins of the extremities or the deep veins of the lower extremities. Its clinical features are local swelling and pain of the affected limb, subcutaneous sputum and tender cord or accompanied by venous return obstruction such as superficial varicose veins. Even if the thrombus falls off, it can cause pulmonary embolism.

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