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What causes muscle spasms?
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Muscle spasms: Can occur when muscle is overused or tired, especially if it was overstretched or if it has been held in the same position for long time. This causes muscle cell to run out of energy & fluid & becomes hyper-excitable, then develops a forceful contraction. Overuse is seen in athletes doing strenuous exercise in hot environment.
Answered 11/10/2019
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Various: Acute biomechanical stress and overuse, genetic causes, nutritional deficiencies, and chronic asymmetric body postures can all participate, in varying amounts, to occurrence of muscle spasms.
Answered 11/10/2019
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