4 natural remedies for muscle cramps

For rebalance The mineral deficit that the spasm has brought to light and returning the muscles to their full performance is good with horsetail and oats.

When it comes to relax muscle you have the help of passion flower and yarrow.

Have you suffered a muscle cramp?

The good weather invites you to go out and exercise your body in the open air. But when exercising, especially if it’s intense or doesn’t warm up first, it’s easy suffer cramps or muscle spasms.

In fact, it usually happens when you have low mineral levels such as potassium and calcium, or if it comes out without having taken enough fluids.

Jumping, running, swimming, lifting weights, but also mounting a bookshelf or carrying a fridge can be reason enough to cause a muscle cramp. He stress It is another trigger, and it usually hits the neck.

What can be done is to abandon the action that has caused the spasm or cramp, apply heat to relax the muscle at first, perform a energetic massage of the damaged muscle and, later, apply heat and cold alternately.

In more serious or persistent cases, it will be convenient to resort to some anti-inflammatory that reduces the pain.

Here can come into play Phytotherapyat two levels: nutritional and muscle-relaxing.

This article has been prepared with the advice of Josep Maria Teixé, herbalist at El Manantial de Salud