Muscle Cramps in CKD Stage 4: Cause and Management

Muscle cramps are the common symptoms of stage 4 CKD and they are related with many factors. knowing these causes can benefit the target treatment. Muscle cramps bothered the life of patients a lot, now let us have a study about the cause and management for muscle cramp in CKD stage 4.

The proper causes for muscle cramps in stage 4 CKD

Stage 4 CKD patients often are bothered by the water-electrolyte disturbance and malnutrition which is the root cause for the muscle cramps, for example, deficiencies of thiamine (B1), pantothenic acid (B5), and pyridoxine (B6) are known to give rise to muscle cramps. Deficiency of minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium also cause muscle cramps in CKD Stage 4.

Diuretic medicines and drugs like thiazides, digitalis, acetazolamide, etc may cause severe cramps. Stimulants such as caffeine is also a cause.

Management for muscle cramps in CKD Stage 4

In the daily life. Stage 4 CKD patients can remit the symptoms through gently massaging the affected area via circular movement to stimulate blood circulation, performing stretching in a slow and controlled manner works well to get rid of cramps and keeping the affected leg in an elevated position.

For stage 4 CKD patients, the most important for them to get rid of muscle cramp is reversing the kidney function, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy has functions of expending blood vessels, anti-inflammation, anti-freezing and degrading extra cellular matrix through promoting blood circulation and cleaning the toxins in blood. with the healthy and smooth blood circulation, the muscle cramp can be treated and kidney function also can be promoted with the improved GFR.

Now if you want to know more information about the cause and management for muscle cramps in stage 4 CKD or interested in our therapy, you can contact our online doctors, leave us messages or send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com, we will reply you within 24 hours.