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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
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.
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.
A painful contraction of a muscle?
A spasm or cramp
What happens to muscle if you tighten it?
after a long period of exercise a muscle can cramp
When a muscle contracts and will not relax?
Such a painful muscle contraction is commonly known as cramp.
What causes a muscle cramp to occur?
A muscle cramp occurs when a muscle involuntarily contracts and does not relax. This can happen due to dehydration, muscle fatigue, lack of stretching, or mineral imbalances like low levels of potassium or calcium.
How do you loosen up a muscle after a cramp?
I recommend massage.
What has to relax to a resting state after muscle contraction?
a cramp
