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    Leg Cramps, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Leg Cramps, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Leg Cramps, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Leg Cramps, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Leg Cramps are unpleasant often painful sensations
    Often caused by muscle over-shortening and contractions
    The causes may be muscle fatigue or low potassium
    Other causes are low sodium or low magnesium

    They usually occur in a calf muscle below and behind a knee.
    The muscle cramp pain typically lasts a few minutes
    Lactic acid builds up around the muscles to trigger the cramps
    Muscle soreness may remain even after the cramp itself ends

    These cramps are more common in older women and men.
    They also occur during pregnancy in women
    Leg cramps can also be caused by certain medication
    Disturbance in sleep can cause it to be a distressing condition

    Treatment is by stretching the muscle and rehydration
    Adequate fluids and replacement salts are one solution
    Regular muscle stretching is another way of prevention
    If not, use Quinine tablet for fast treatment of condition

    -An original poem by Kenneth Kee

    Interesting Tips about the Leg Cramps

    A Healthy Lifestyle

    1. Take a well Balanced Diet

    2. Treatment of a leg cramp:

    Stretching and drinking plenty of fluids such as water may be helpful in treating simple muscle cramps.

    With exertional heat cramps due to electrolyte abnormalities (primarily sodium loss and not calcium, magnesium, and potassium) appropriate fluids and sufficient salt improves symptoms.

    Quinine is likely to be effective.

    However, due to side effects its use should only be considered if other treatments have failed and in light of these concerns.

    Vitamin B complex, naftidrofuryl, lidocaine, and calcium channel blockers may be effective for muscle cramps.

    Research has also shown that pickle juice can be an effective remedy based on its high sodium and electrolyte content.

    3. Keep bones and body strong

    Bone marrow produces our blood

    Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt, cheese, milk, and dark green vegetables.

    Eat foods rich in Vitamin D, like eggs, fatty fish, cereal, and fortified milk.

    Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits

    Zinc and other minerals are important to the body

    4. Get enough rest and Sleep

    Avoid stress and tension

    5. Exercise and stay active.

    It is best to do weight-bearing exercise such as walking, jogging, stair climbing, dancing, or lifting weights for 21⁄2 hours a week.

    One way to do this is to be active 30 minutes a day at least 5 days a week.

    Begin slowly especially if a person has not been active.

    6. Do not drink more than 2 alcohol drinks a day for a man or 1 alcohol drink a day for a woman.

    Alcohol use also increases the chance of falling and breaking a bone.

    Alcohol can affect the neurons and brain cells.

    7. Stop or do not begin smoking.

    It also interferes with blood supply and healing.

    Chapter 1

    Leg Cramps

    Leg Cramps are unpleasant often painful sensations caused by muscle contraction or over shortening.

    Common causes of skeletal muscle cramps may include muscle fatigue, low sodium, low potassium or low magnesium

    Skeletal muscle cramps

    Skeletal muscles can be voluntarily controlled.

    Skeletal muscles that cramp the most often are the calves, thighs and arches of the foot.

    This kind of cramp is associated with strenuous activity and can be intensely painful though skeletal cramps can occur while relaxing.

    Around 40% of people who experience skeletal cramps are likely to endure extreme muscle pain, and may be unable to use the affected limb.

    It may take up to seven days for the muscle to return to a pain-free state.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    1 Leg Cramps
    2 Interesting Facts about Leg Cramps
    3 Treatment of Leg Cramps
    4 Low Potassium
    5 Relaxant Effect of Magnesium
    6 Peripheral Blood Vessels
    7 Intermittent Claudication

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateJan 18, 2015
    ISBN9781310847462
    Leg Cramps, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Leg Cramps, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Leg Cramps,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      to

      The Condition,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      by

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B., B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2015 Smashwords Edition

      Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Leg Cramps, its Treatment and Related Diseases such as Intermittent Claudication, Peripheral Blood Vessel Disease, Low Potassium and the Relaxant effect of Magnesium.

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      Ode to Leg Cramps

      Leg Cramps are unpleasant often painful sensations

      Often caused by muscle over-shortening and contractions

      The causes may be muscle fatigue or low potassium

      Other causes are low sodium or low magnesium

      They usually occur in a calf muscle below and behind a knee.

      The muscle cramp pain typically lasts a few minutes

      Lactic acid builds up around the muscles to trigger the cramps

      Muscle soreness may remain even after the cramp itself ends

      These cramps are more common in older women and men.

      They also occur during pregnancy in women

      Leg cramps can also be caused by certain medication

      Disturbance in sleep can cause it to be a distressing condition

      Treatment is by stretching the muscle and rehydration

      Adequate fluids and replacement salts are one solution

      Regular muscle stretching is another way of prevention

      If not, use Quinine tablet for fast treatment of condition

      -An original poem by Kenneth Kee

      Interesting Tips about the Leg Cramps

      A Healthy Lifestyle

      1. Take a well Balanced Diet

      2. Treatment of a leg cramp:

      Stretching and drinking plenty of fluids such as water may be helpful in treating simple muscle cramps.

      With exertional heat cramps due to electrolyte abnormalities (primarily sodium loss and not calcium, magnesium, and potassium) appropriate fluids and sufficient salt improves symptoms.

      Quinine is likely to be effective.

      However, due to side effects its use should only be considered if other treatments have failed and in light of these concerns.

      Vitamin B complex, naftidrofuryl, lidocaine, and calcium channel blockers may be effective for muscle cramps.

      Research has also shown that pickle juice can be an effective remedy based on its high sodium and electrolyte content.

      3. Keep bones and body strong

      Bone marrow produces our blood

      Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt, cheese, milk, and dark green vegetables.

      Eat foods rich in Vitamin D, like eggs, fatty fish, cereal, and fortified milk.

      Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits

      Zinc and other minerals are important to the body

      4. Get enough rest and Sleep

      Avoid

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