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Tension in your forearm. Rub it or have someone rub it and it should stop
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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThere are many things that can cause a muscle to spasm. As long as there is no neurological cause, then it can vary from dehydration, over-hydration, exhaustion, mineral imbalance, trauma, etc.
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What triggers a spasm?
a muscle spasm occurs when the muscles have been tense for a long period of time and then you make a sudden movement and it causes it to spasm. I have suffered with muscle spasm's in my back for about a year now due to a back injury and this is what my doctor has told me, it can be treated with diazapam to relax the muscle's.
What kind of illness is charley horse?
Charley horse is a type of muscle spasm that typically occurs in the leg. The muscle spasm causes the muscle to contract by itself and it cannot be relaxed normally.
What are the causes of spasm?
A spasm is described as a muscle which quickly contracts involuntarily and suddenly. This can be painful. According to the part of the body where the spasm occurs, the cause can stem from various factors. However, in general a spasm will occur if a muscle is overused, therefore running out of energy.
What you call when a muscle contracts involuntarily?
cardiac and smooth
What are the main causes of spasms?
A spasm is described as a muscle which quickly contracts involuntarily and suddenly. This can be painful. According to the part of the body where the spasm occurs, the cause can stem from various factors. However, in general a spasm will occur if a muscle is overused, therefore running out of energy.
What massage technique can help relieve muscle spasm?
The recommended way of relieving a muscle spasm is a muscle-energy technique called reciprocal inhibition. What you do is have the person with the spasm contract the antagonist muscle(s) related to the ones in spasm. Works like a charm.
What is loss of normal cervical lordosis consistent with muscle spasm?
What is loss of the normal cervical lordosis consistent with muscle spasm?
What causes muscle fatigue and how do you know if you are expreiencing muscle fatigue?
By a muscle that fails to relax completely resulting in the muscle going into spasm.
What is a sentence for spasm?
He ran so far his leg muscle went into a spasm.
Explain a muscle spasm in terms of recruitment of muscle fibers?
A muscle spasm is the spontaneous recruitment of muscle fibers. The resulting contraction is usually painful, but it typically resolves very quickly.
How do you spell spasim?
The word for an involuntary muscle movement is "spasm".
What are the causes of charlie horse?
Charley horses are caused by muscle spasms. The muscles contract involuntary and cause tightening and pain. Some causes include poor circulation, dehydration, exercising in the heat and not stretching enough before exercise.
