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 OTHER NAMES
- Muscular contraction.
- Cramps in the muscles.
- Muscular spasms.
DEFINITION
The cramps or muscular contractions are the muscular contractions in general very painful and involuntary. When the contraction takes place the affected area remains hard and very painful, being necessary to force a muscular stretching to stop this situation.
CAUSES
The cramps or muscular contractions take place generally for the following situations:
- Muscular weariness
- Exercise excess
- Dehydration
- In the pregnancy
- Hypothyroid goiter
- Alterations of the blood electrolytes (magnesium and calcium)
- Alcoholism
- Renal problems
- Certain medicines for HTA cholesterol, etc.
TREATMENT
It is necessary to realize of immediate form a forced stretching of the affected muscular area, normally helped by another person and then I rest with massage of the affected area.
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