What should I do if I have cramps while swimming?

Method 1: Change from lying down to sitting, straighten the cramped leg, hold the forefoot tightly with your hands, endure the severe pain, rotate the ankle joint of the cramped leg outward, and the severe pain stops immediately. When rotating, the movement should be coherent, and the rotation should be completed in one breath, without pause in between.

When rotating, if it is the left leg, throw it in the counterclockwise direction: if it is the right leg, press the clockwise direction: if someone helps, because it is a face-to-face treatment, the direction of the practitioner is exactly the opposite, and the direction of rotation of the foot joint is the same.

The key is to pull the foot outward, then fold it in the direction of the thigh and rotate it in one circle, using force when rotating, and the ball of the foot should be upturned to the maximum.

Method 2: Press the nerve root of the gastrocnemius muscle. On either side of the fossa (or below the knee fossa) on the inside of the knee joint, there is a place where the gastrocnemius head is attached, and the nerve root trunk leading to the fat intestine muscle is located in it.

When the calf cramps, use your thumb to grope the taproot of the hard and protruding muscles on both sides of the national fossa, and then press it forcefully, and the director's excited nerves will calm down, the cramps will stop, and the severe pain will disappear;

The above two methods have a fast effect. If you have cramps while swimming, it is difficult to use the upper two methods to relieve pain. Therefore, cramps during swimming are still done by hand.

How to wrench your hallux in the direction of your body. When wrenching your hallux, stretch your thighs as straight as you can and push your heels forward. It is often difficult to see results in one trigger, and it can be repeated until the symptoms are resolved.

Of course, every time you wrench, you must take a deep breath first, and the way to prevent calf cramps by diving into the water is relatively simple, before the activity, during the activity, after the activity, before swimming in the water and before going to bed to massage the calf.

It is important to remain calm when you have cramps during swimming, and do not panic and choke on the water, which may worsen the cramps. When cramps occur, you should shout for help and actively cooperate with the rescuer to get out of the water safely, and never hold on to the rescuer and cause an accident. You can also take the initiative to save yourself when you have cramps while swimming, especially when swimming in rivers, lakes and seas.

Self-help for cramps generally uses the method of lengthening spasmodic muscles, and cramps can generally be relieved when the spasmodic muscles are stretched to a certain extent by external force. If the calf, toe or posterior leg muscle cramps, swimmers can first take a breath to make the body float on the surface, hold the toes of the cramped limb with the hand opposite the cramp limb, pull it hard in the direction of the body, and at the same time press the palm of the same side on the knee of the cramped limb to help the cramp leg straighten, which can generally be relieved, on the contrary, the cramp of the muscles in the front of the thigh should be pulled in the direction of the arm by holding the ankle joint with the hand, so that the muscles in the front of the knee joint can be elongated and relieved; If the fingers cramp, you can first clench your fist hard, then open it vigorously, and repeat it quickly a few times before it can usually be relieved. If you have cramps in swimming, don't continue swimming after it is relieved, otherwise it is easy to cramp again and have an accident.

That is, go ashore to dry the body in time to rest, pay attention to keep warm, and do appropriate massage on the parts that still feel pain to further relieve it.

What to do if you have leg cramps while swimming?

1 .Relieves cramps in fingers and toes during swimming.

When the fingers cramp can be forcefully clenched into a fist, and then stretched vigorously to relieve it by repeating it many times, and the main massage method can be relieved when the toe cramp is relieved.

2.Relieves cramps in the muscles of the front thighs during swimming.

If you can get ashore, you can lie on your stomach on the edge of the pool, bend your calves, and grab the toes of the cramped leg with your hands and pull them in the direction of your body to stretch the muscles in the front of your thighs, or you can stretch in the same way while standing. If you are far away from the pool, take a deep breath and hold it, then lie prone on the water and use the same method to stretch the thigh muscles.

3.Relieves cramps in the muscles of the back of the calf.

If you are not far from the edge of the pool, you can go ashore and sit on the edge of the pool, stretch your cramped legs, grab your toes with one hand and pull them in the direction of your body, and press down on your knees with the other hand to stretch the muscles in the back of your legs. Don't rush into the water after relieving, stretch and massage for a while, and wait for the discomfort to disappear before entering the water. If you are far away from the edge of the pool, take a deep breath first, float on your back, grab your toes with the hand opposite the cramped leg and pull it in the direction of your body, press down on your knee with the other hand to stretch the back of your leg, and go ashore to continue massaging and stretching after relieving it.

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Don't panic, stay steady, as long as you can swim slowly, find the nearest place, and rest.

Drench water before entering the water to get used to the temperature, so that cramps will not occur.

Try to avoid it. Therefore, it is best to move before entering the water.