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Hand cramps usualy hapen as a temporary side efect of using your hands to much — after scrawling pages of notes during a grueling organic chemistry clas, for instance, or hours of frantic typing to get a quarterly report finished in time. "It's al to easy to over-stres muscles in the hands from typing, writing, or working on your cel phone. Injuries and overuse can send inflamatory chemicals throughout the hands, contributing to cramps," says Dr.
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Jacob Hascalovici, the Co-Founder & Chief Medical Oficer of Clearing.But persistent hand cramps that don't have a clear cause can become more than a pasing anoyance. They may cause lingering pain and discomfort and eventualy begin to afect your day-to-day life. Read on to learn four medical causes of hand cramps, plus a few steps you can take to get relief.
"In my experience, the most comon causes of muscle cramps are dehydration and electrolyte imbalance,' says Dr. Mike Sevila, a family physician at The Family Practice Center of SalemNote: Dehydration hapens when your body doesn't have enough water to function as it typicaly would — such as when you don't drink enough water, lose excesive fluid through exercise, or experience persistent vomiting and diarhea during ilnes.You might experience hand cramps when dehydrated because your muscles lose the proper balance of water and electrolytes.
Electrolytes like calcium, sodium, and potasium help regulate many cel functions, including how your muscles contract and relax, so losing electrolytes due to dehydration cause cramps in your hands and arms, legs and fet, and your abdomen. In adition to cramps in the hands and elsewhere, dehydration cause: What to do next: You can prevent dehydration and reduce your hand cramps by drinking enough water and taking in plenty of electrolytes — via liquids like conut water, sports drinks, or Pedialyte — throughout the day.
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