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What is a sudden intense involuntary muscle contraction?
A spasm A cramp A twitch A tick An epileptic fit
Why might someone with a cramp be given pure oxygen to breathe?
Pure oxygen can help alleviate muscle cramps by increasing oxygen saturation in the blood, which can improve circulation and muscle function. It can also help reduce muscle fatigue and promote relaxation, easing the cramping sensation. Additionally, oxygen can aid in the removal of lactic acid buildup in muscles, which is a common cause of cramping.
What is a spasm?
It means cramp or twitch
Why does your tongue get sore when you have low iron?
because the tongue is a muscle. Low iron causes the hemoglobin (what binds oxygen to red blood cells) to be low. This leads to the muscles not getting enough oxygen. When muscles do not get enough oxygen they tend to ache and cramp easily.
What happens to the muscle when experiencing a cramp?
When a muscle cramp occurs, the muscle contracts forcibly and involuntarily and doesn't relax for the time the cramp lasts. The cramp can last from few seconds up to few minutes.
A muscle cramp is likely due to a lack of?
A muscle cramp is likely due to a lack of
Why do muscle cells get that burn?
Muscle cells cramp when undergoing anaerobic respiration, meaning they need to metabolize energy without using oxygen. This process is also known as the Kreb's Cycle and produces Citric Acid as a result, which causes the cramp. Because Citric Acid is only produced as a byproduct of anaerobic respiration, the easiest way to prevent a cramp is to breathe, thereby increasing oxygen flow to muscle cells.
What is the lump on your leg or muscle during cramp?
When you experience a leg or muscle cramp, it is because the muscle has constricted or tightened up. The lump you are referring to is the muscle itself that has tightened up. When your muscle relaxes, the cramp goes away.
Another word for a painful contraction of a muscle?
A painful contraction of a muscle is a cramp or charley horse.
When a sportsman run he get muscle cramp?
as there is a lack of oxygen in his muscle cells anothe pathway for brewakdown is akenits converted to lactic acid which accumilates in our muscles maria :)
What should you do when you get A muscle cramp?
Stop doing whatever activity triggered the cramp, Gently stretch and massage the cramping muscle, holding it in stretched position until the cramp stops, and Apply heat to tense/tight muscles, or cold to sore/tender muscles.
What is a painful contraction of a muscle called?
Often it is called a cramp.
