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Muscle cramps or spasms (painful), made worse by exercise or physical activity
Muscle cramps or spasms (painful), made worse by exercise or physical activity
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can tight,spasming hip, butt, low back muscles on one side cause leg to hurt? Had steroid shot in butt gave a little relief but still feels crampy
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A 32-year old female asked:
What do I do for estreme leg, feet and hand muscle cramps? Kept me up all night--still spasaming. Tried diazapam that I have for occasional cramping and drank some tonic water for the quinine and drank gator ade for the electrolights.
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A 16-year old female asked:
Nighttime leg muscle cramps since last winter when it was worse! How can I cure these? They interfiere with my daily activities!
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A 34-year old male asked:
Ive been doing a very low carb diet for a long time now I eat protein and fats and all my blood tests and electrolytes have been good. I get severe muscle cramps all over my body everytime i do physical activity. Can very low carb diet cause this?
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A female asked:
Could this be a sign of blood clots? I am on the pill now for 5 months. Monday of last week i noticed an odd ache in my left calf muscle and ankle, no over exercise or stretching to cause this. Next day same thing but the cramps a little worse so i took s
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A 43-year old female asked:
Severe Charlie horse in abdominal muscles sometimes when bending & reaching across w/ right hand. Localized cramp spreads vertically on right side. Extremely painful (worse than labor). lasts minute or two. 1-3 month for yrs. How to stop?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I keep getting cramps & muscle spasms. The cramps are in my ribs for the most part & my low legs. The SPASMS are RILEY BAD & are across my low to middle back!! It is so bad I am EXTREMELY LIMITED in my activitys. HELP PLEASE!!
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A 20-year old male asked:
I have muscle cramps in my neck permanent nearly 3 year ago and then after that for a while my whole body (arm, shoulders, legs) have muscle cramps when I doing any activity. I took muscle relaxent as (tenazidine) and didn't make difference.
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A 61-year old male asked:
I am experiencing muscle cramps or spasms (painful), severe. The following also describes me: Muscle cramps or spasms. What should I do?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I broke my fibula 3 weeks ago still painful and the muscle around it feels like it's spasming and tightening should I be worried i go to ortho tom.
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A 32-year old asked:
What causes muscle cramps and spasms during exercise?
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A 25-year old asked:
What's the best way to deal with muscle cramps from exercise?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does alcohol plays a role in increasing or worsening muscle cramps?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What happens to the muscle during exercise if there's a calcium deficiency? /other than cramps/
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A 29-year old asked:
What's the best way to prevent muscle cramps in my feet after exercise?
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A 47-year old asked:
What's an effective way to work and exercise with all the leg muscle cramps?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Does high intake of sugar leads to muscle cramps while running or doing exercise?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I tend to get muscle cramps in my calves or the middle part of the bottom of my foot and they tend to be quite painful?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Currently painful bilateral calf spasticity that began yest. Muscles stiff,feel verge of "charlie horse". Pain to touch,walk. No workout,no DVT symptm?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am experiencing muscle cramps or spasms (worsened by: during exercise) . The following also describe me: Back pain and Headache. What should I do?
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A 35-year old male asked:
For years my digastric muscle under chin will cramp up and /or spasm occasionaly.Painful, uncomfortable and a little debilitating.Any ideas.Ty!?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Sprained my ankle a week ago, been xrayed, muscles in foot keep spasming making it painful, what can I do to help? How long does this normally last
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A 32-year old female asked:
I just started period and when i lay down i have painful muscle spasm in one side of lower back is this normal with no stomach cramps?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I had cramp in my left calf 2 nights ago since then walking on the left leg is very painful. Tonight I have started getting tiny muscle spasm normal ?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I am experiencing sciatica. The following also describe me: Muscle cramps or spasms (painful), severe, Pain shooting down the leg, Hunched or stooped posture, Back pain, and Leg weakness. What should I do?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I am experiencing leg pain, difficulty walking and legs cramping. The following also describes me: Muscle cramps or spasms (painful), severe. What should I do?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Painful spasms or cramps in both legs since two days. Taken muscle relaxant ( methocarbamol) as per doctor's advice but pain is still same. Causes?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Im 31 weeks preg. I have painful small lumps all over including my breasts. I've had lots of muscle twitching and spasming everywhere, esp. My face. Gp thinks lumps are lipomas. But they hurt. Help.?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Constant muscle spasms 4 month entire body mostly legs and back tingling numbness in feet fatigue painful muscle cramps also pars defect l5- the cause
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A 56-year old male asked about a 17-year old male:
My son is experiencing back pain (severity: severe) (side: both) , back tenderness to touch, muscle cramps or spasms, and hip pain but not stiff joints, hand pain, joint swelling, knee pain, painful swollen joints, and hunched or stooped posture.
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