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Muscle contractions
Muscle contractions of the limbs is a clinical finding where the muscles of your arm and legs are flexed, either briefly or in a sustained manner.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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What can cause you to have constant muscle contractions?
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Can you advise me to diagnose muscle contractions and spasms?
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What is the definition or description of: Muscle contractions?
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What is the difference between isotonic and isometric muscle contractions?
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Does muscle contraction deal with muscles that are tense during working out?
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What causes involuntary muscle contractions?
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Is it normal to have muscle contractions when waking up from anesthesia?
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What could be the cause of a repeating pain, almost similar to a muscle contraction, on the left side of my chest?
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What is sustained muscle contraction?
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What are bronchial smooth muscle contractions?
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What is the biomechanics of muscle contraction types while doin push-ups?
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Why is my girlfriend having muscle contractions in her belly at 27weeks?
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A 44-year old asked:
Cramping at 27 wks. Ob said it might be muscle contractions but what is it?
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What can cause calf muscle contractions?
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Involuntary muscle contractions of the urethra healthy or a problem?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Sustained muscle contractions?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the main difference between muscle spasm and muscle contraction?
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Very painful leg muscle contractions at night. Rls?
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Is an orgasm an involuntary muscle contraction of the smooth muscle tissue?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Is concerta less likely going to cause smooth muscle contraction than ritalin (methylphenidate)?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Diagnosed with overactive bladder at 19 (male) can this cause sharp/dull cramps pain in bladder due to muscle contraction?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Can damage to the 11th cranial nerve cause sustained muscle contraction of the trapezius? If so, how can it be treated and what is most effective?
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A female asked:
I have involuntary muscle contractions on my right fore head, They are not not painful but it happens on a 24 years old scar. What could be wrong?
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A 33-year old female asked:
What is a muscle contraction headache? I suffer paralysing headaches can handle light and sound but can't move, pain comes from my neck, very scary
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A 36-year old asked:
What causes smooth muscle contraction and possibly premature labor?
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A 46-year old asked:
Why don't i feel muscle contraction in my triceps and biceps when i bench press and only in chest?
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What is cause of nightly muscle contraction in the right leg mostly. She's hypertensive and diabetic.
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Sharp jolt of pain and muscle contraction on the left knee on the left side. Following this from knee down tingling and an achy pain.
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Severe butt pain. I consulted the doctor 2 days ago. He told me it was muscle contraction and gave me a muscadol and a pain killer. Will it work?
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A 25-year old female asked:
In neurology what would u think of if patient on ssris had constricted pupils, mania, muscle contraction for 1whole year after a triggering event?
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