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What is a muscle spasm? is it the same as a charlie horse or a muscle cramp?
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Yes: Cramp is common, less frequent, short lived and can resolve with stretching, usually related to exercise--dehydration and electrolyte imbalance muscle spasm, is more persistent, has a different distribution, may not be related to exercise so may articles uses the 2 terms interchangeble--but in the clinic we keep asking details.
Answered 5/21/2016
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