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Rigid muscles
Rigid muscles (spasticity) is a symptom in which a person has unusual muscle tightness or increased muscle tone. Reflexes such as the knee-jerk reflex are stronger or faster than normal. Rigidity or spasticity can cause problems with walking, movement, speaking, eating, etc.
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Rigid muscles?
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A 29-year old female asked:
How to make body flexible for excercise? i really have rigid muscles?
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A 49-year old asked:
Common causes of sore, stiff, rigid muscles?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I was given diclofenac for rigid muscles, spasms and soreness. Can you confirm that it has muscle relaxant properties or not?
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A 25-year old female asked:
In "muscular rigidity" in serotonin syndrome are the muscles actually rigid to the touch?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Lost much muscle from having p.O.T.S and depression made me decondition what's the best way to recondition my body? I feel im trying too hard/too quick
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the best way to soothe muscles after a hard workout?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Corticosteroids shrink muscle cells but do they also make them more rigid?
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A 16-year old female asked:
If a girl trains hard enough can she build a noticeable amount of muscle in 8 weeks?
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A 48-year old asked:
Could not having muscles sorenes after a workout mean you have not worked hard enough?
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A 37-year old asked:
Muscles not tired the day after working out. Does that mean i didn't push myself hard enough?
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A 35-year old asked:
Does not having muscles sorenes after a workout mean you have not worked hard enough? Please, need some answers?
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A 33-year old asked:
I have a hard time relaxing and would say I spend most of my time tense with knots in my muscles. What will work to get my body to stay relaxed?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Trying to build and maintain lean muscle. What is the key to keeping lean muscle. I'm 130lbs and 5"7 but can't seem to keep my hard earned muscles?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I used to overtrain my body during workouts during collge times due to which my muscles around my body have now become hard n in-flexible? Kindly hlp
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A 19-year old female asked:
When doing kegal exercises. It's really hard for me to contract the muscle in. I've had trouble feeling i always need the loo all the time. It linked?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I started going to the gym what's the best diet for losing weight and gain muscle I don't want very hard diet because I have lots of study and exams
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A 40-year old asked:
Will two months of hard works out show a difference in my muscles?
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A 24-year old male asked:
How can I belt hard muscle mass and at the same time lose fat?
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A 35-year old asked:
Which is better after a hard workout for your muscles --- cold or warm shower ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
In kegel exercise should I squeeze really hard to train the muscle to be strong?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can you please tell me why it'sso hard for me as a girl to gain muscle / be toned?
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A 27-year old male asked:
What would cause a hard muscle in the leg that feels as if it is stuck in a contracted state?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Is there a condition where the muscles of a 25yr become rigid, tight and shrunken like someone 30 yrs older?
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A 19-year old asked:
I can't seem to gain muscle no matter how hard I work out, is there something im not doing right or is it genetics?
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A 40-year old asked:
What to do if i'm hard gainer. I did gym for 6 moths though my muscles blowed out. But the problem is that what to do if i'm ectomorph.?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Hi. I itch at night very hard. I feel something crawling under my skin and eating me alive. I feel it move and my muscles hurt. I don't feel good.
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A 23-year old male asked:
After finished taking ciprofloacing my muscle became weak, very soft and squishy, I tried to lift weight but the muscles didn't tighten or get hard.
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A 24-year old female asked:
I found a lump on my left side its hard and about the size of a nickle. I also sometimes have a muscle spassem type feeling from that area. What ebtic?
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A 47-year old asked:
Hard lump in neck that feels like grissle - muscle?
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