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Please tell me what happens to your muscles when you have a leg cramp?
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Goes into a spasm -: Like into a knot, causing the person acute pain/discomfort till it starts to stretch out ( by meds, or massage, etc.). It can result from an injury to the muscle, a bone or a joint; lack of calcium is sometimes thought to be responsible for it; but generally no specific cause can be found for it, except when its from an injury.
Answered 5/12/2014
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