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04/09/2012
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Who says eating bananas prevents cramps are right. One of the most common causes of painful muscle contractions is the lack of potassium - nutrients present in abundance in fruit. But there are other possible causes for the problem.
- Patients who use drugs or dehydrated diuretics are at greater risk of having cramps. Circulatory diseases such as varicose veins, are also linked to the problem - says angiologist Eduardo Favero.
Another explanation for the disorder is excessive physical activities. When a person goes beyond the proper exercise, it increases the accumulation of a substance called lactic acid in the muscles. What can cause cramps.
- The ideal is to increase gradually the series, and do exercises on alternate days. Thus, the body rests and recovers more easily - guides the gym instructor Gaff Studio, Helson Anacleto.
At the moment of crisis, the right attitude is exactly that which our grandparents taught: stretch the affected muscle. According to the experts, the faster this reaction, the less pain after the cramp.
- The muscle may remain sore for days, depending on the intensity of the contraction - Full Rogerio Teixeira da Silva, an orthopedist and traumatologist Samaritan Hospital.
Source: Everyday Health
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