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Painful muscle spasms
Painful muscle spasms is a symptom that can be caused by dehydration or mild electrolyte abnormalities, such as low potassium or calcium.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 45-year old asked:
What causes painful muscle spasms?
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Painful muscle spasms and damage. How to deal with his?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Painful muscle spasms?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can ehler-Danlos cause painful muscle spasm? What age is someone typically diagnosed with Ehler-Danlos?
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A 32-year old asked:
How to treat extremely painful muscle spasm that gets worse everyday?
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A 74-year old female asked:
Can Cortisone medication relieve painful muscle spasms throughout your body?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have been having what seems like painful muscle spasms in my the middle of my chest for over 24 hours. What could be going on?
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A 45-year old asked:
What causes a painful muscle spasm in the calf muscle?
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A 43-year old asked:
What could cause extremely painful muscle spasms in my leg?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Painful muscle spasms around temples.feels like there in my temples is that ok or do I need to worry ?
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A 43-year old asked:
What causes painful muscle spasm in back of head?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why do I get these painful muscle spasms in my foot?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I've been diagnosis with gastroparesis not caused by diabetes. My GI prescribed reglan which I took but began having painful muscle spasms. He wants to put me on propulsid which has been taken off the market. I have concerns about taking either of these p
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A 16-year old female asked:
How can I prevent a charley horse? Every time i exercise, i get interrupted by a painful muscle spasm that lasts for about 15 minutes. What to do?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can iron deficiency cause painful muscle spasms?
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A 61-year old female asked:
I can be sound asleep when suddenly I get very painful muscle spasms in my back that hurt so bad I can't catch my breath?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Painful muscle spasms in my back to stomach got 3 days now. Feels like hunger pangs. Like I am starving but I am eating fine. ?
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A 51-year old asked:
I get a heavy feeling in my solar plexus frequeny on drive home from work and painful muscle spasms when eating in my chest, what's going on?
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A 29-year old asked:
What could cause painful muscle spasms in the foot and ankle area?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I just had knee surgery and get painful muscle spasms when I rest. Is it normal?
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A 44-year old asked:
Anyone have experience of severe, painful muscle spasms iin hand while typing for long time?
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A 56-year old male asked:
Persistent painful muscle spasm in back (left side) for 10 days and now the right side is also bit sore. I am on Nexium 40 mg twice a day for 17 days. Could these muscle spasms be a side effect of taking Nexium?
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A 20-year old female asked:
When someone trails their finger down my spine, it causes extremely painful muscle spasms all over my back. why?parents have degenerative disks, im 20
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A female asked:
I have to be careful with my legs, If I move a certain way, especially in bed, I can throw myself in a painful muscle spasm, calves, thighs--I am begi?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Having painful muscle spasm and twitching in left arm at and below the elbow down into the wrist.
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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 45-year old female asked:
Hip bursitis severe pain. Compromised mobility due to horribly painful muscle spasms after 5mins of putting leg on ground. No msa on health plan. Last cortisone injection 24 jan 2020?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Have pain in kidney and hip. Also have excruciatingly painful muscle spasm just below knee on left side of left leg. spasm has lasted min of 2 weeks. Unbearable to sit, walk, lay down. Alternated heat and ice plus stretches?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have had extremely tight back muscles for sometime now and now Im getting painful muscle spasm all in the upper back (tightness and spasms) what can I do about this?? I have neck degeneration and scoliosis also bad anxiety
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A 27-year old female asked:
Very painful muscle spasm on my left hand & the pain goes down to my left leg. For a few seconds my arm and leg lock up and it's quite painful. ?
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