抽筋是一种常见病,医学上称为疼痛性痉挛,表现为一组或几组肌肉突然、剧烈、不自主地收缩。抽筋虽然仅持续几分钟,但是发作过后肌肉的不适感或触痛可以持续几个小时。多见的是老年人小腿腓肠肌抽筋,并且常发生于夜间熟睡时,连续发作会影响睡眠,降低生活质量。临床上所见到的抽筋大多数属特发性,多为人体经络、气血不畅或营养吸收不良所致。但在患有某些 Cramping is a common disease, medically known as painful cramps, manifested as a sudden, dramatic, involuntary contraction of one or more groups of muscles. Although the cramping only lasts for a few minutes, muscle discomfort or tenderness can last for hours after the attack. More common is the elderly calf gastrocnemius cramps, and often occurs during nighttime asleep, continuous episodes affect sleep and reduce the quality of life. Most clinically seen cramps are idiopathic, mostly for the human meridian, poor blood or poor nutrition due to malabsorption. But suffering from some