Painful Muscle Cramps Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Charley Horse

Facts on muscle cramps Anyone who has experienced a muscle cramp (charley horse) can attest to the fact that it can be quite painful. [medicinenet.com]

Theories abound about why these painful muscle cramps happen and how to prevent them. [oregonlive.com]

Cramps can be perceived as mild twitches or may be excruciatingly painful. Typically, cramps cause an abrupt, intense pain in the involved muscle. [medicinenet.com]

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Muscle Spasm

So what can you do to ward off painful muscle cramps or provide relief should one happen to strike? [eletewater.co.uk]

Cramping Muscles Muscle cramps are painful muscle spasms. Your blood is the transport mechanism for everything that's good inside you. [aidmymuscle.com]

American Osteopathic Association: "Muscle Cramp – A Common Pain." [onhealth.com]

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Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome with Late-Adult Onset

Some with ALS experience painful muscle cramps, which can sometimes be alleviated with medication. [mda.org]

Pain Present in advanced stage of the disease in about 50% of patients.[5].Muscle cramps, stiff joints, spasticity, abdominal colic due to constipation, and skin pressure [explainmedicine.com]

Doctors can prescribe medications for reducing fatigue, muscle cramps, muscle spasticity, and excessive saliva or phlegm, as well as pain, depression, sleeping problems or [livescience.com]

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Muscle Cramp

2 Downloads Downloads 4.1 MB Max File Size Photo File Type OSTILL Author Description one caucasian woman runner running pain muscle cramp in silhouette isolated on white background [freeimages.com]

Nowadays, I know how painful a muscle cramp can be, and as a naturopathic physician, I disagree with my medical doctor colleagues who believe that a muscle cramp is just one [bottomlinehealth.com]

Muscle Cramp Pain Reliever is a highly effective, quinine-free formula for the temporary relief of muscle pain, cramping and stiffness of the legs, feet, back, hips and joints [magnilife.com]

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Nocturnal Leg Cramp

Such painful muscles cramps are especially common in the elderly (37-50 percent prevalence). [hiphealth.ca]

[…] causes for painful muscle cramps at night. [sleepdisordersguide.com]

muscle cramps.” [multiplesclerosis.net]

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Glycogen Storage Disease Type 5

This causes many symptoms such as muscle pain, muscle cramping, muscle fatigue, and muscle tenderness. [web.archive.org]

A history of painful muscle cramps that occur within a few minutes of initiating actvity and which subside rapidly with rest, in conjunction with a raised serum CK, is highly [patient.info]

The body breaks down muscle when trying to attain energy, which causes many symptoms such as muscle pain, muscle cramping, muscle fatigue, and muscle tenderness. [mda.org.au]

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Insect Bite

They may develop painful muscle cramps and severe pain, might throw up (or feel like they might), and have chills, fever, or a headache within a few hours. [kidshealth.org]

The bite seems normal, but within less than an hour generalized symptoms occur, including muscle cramps, painful muscle spasms, loss of sensation or tingling, headache, dizziness [askdrsears.com]

But there are warning signs that give time to act before things get too serious: People who are bitten by a black widow may get pain at the site of the bite, then dull muscle [kidshealth.org]

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Glycogen Storage Disease Type 7

The severity of the condition and the associated signs and symptoms vary, but may include muscle weakness and stiffness; painful muscle cramps; nausea and vomiting; and/or [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

The body breaks down muscle when trying to attain energy, which causes many symptoms such as muscle pain, muscle cramping, muscle fatigue, and muscle tenderness. [agsdus.org]

Because glycogen is an important source of energy, this can interfere with the normal functioning of muscle cells. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

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Black Widow Spider Bite

Symptoms of a black widow bite can include anxiety, difficulty breathing, painful muscle cramps, headache, high blood pressure, increased saliva, increased sweating, sensitivity [refinery29.com]

Brad Poreus' five days of pain, muscle cramping, incoherence, pouring night sweats, delirium, and narcotics may seem like a nightmare worthy of Hunter Thompson, but it represents [tested.com]

While a black widow bite won't put a person's life in danger, according to Nat Geo, it can be painful and cause some "internal problems." [refinery29.com]

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Glycogen Storage Disease due to Phosphoglycerate Mutase Deficiency

Definition A metabolic disorder characterized by myoglobinuria, increased serum creatine kinase levels, decreased phosphoglycerate mutase activity, myalgia, muscle pain, muscle [uniprot.org]

pain, muscle cramps, exercise intolerance. [genecards.org]

Patients: Two unrelated men (21 and 26 years old) with PGAMD who since their teens had experienced muscle cramps, muscle pain, and episodes of myoglobinuria provoked by brief [utsouthwestern.influuent.utsystem.edu]

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Heat Cramp

This makes it easier for them to get heat cramps if they stay out in hot weather. Signs and Symptoms: You will feel cramping pain in your muscles. [drugs.com]

Heat cramps are painful muscle cramps caused by too much salt and water loss from a result of either too much heat and physical exhaustion or a combination of both. [standardfirstaidcourses.ca]

Cramping that affects the function of muscle groups throughout the entire musculoskeletal system is a result of the same mechanisms that trigger more localized and painful [faqs.org]

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Muscle Strain

Call PhysioWorks Book Online Common Muscle Injuries Achilles Tendon Rupture Achilles Tendonitis / Tendinitis Back Muscle Pain Calf Muscle Tear Corked Thigh Cramps DOMS - Delayed [physioworks.com.au]

Signs include pain, muscle spasm, muscle weakness, swelling, inflammation, limited ability to move the affected muscle, and cramping. [orthobalancept.com]

Pain Cramps Dislocated Shoulder High Ankle Sprain Knee Ligament Injuries Lateral Collateral Ligament Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain Muscle Strain Neck Headache Overuse [physioworks.com.au]

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Back Muscle Spasms

Injury to the muscle during accidents, exercising, excessive workload or wrong posture may lead to a muscle cramp or muscle fatigue. [feelpainrelief.com]

Most commonly, it is a muscle cramp which is accompanied by a sudden burst of pain. A muscle cramp is usually harmless and ceases after a few minutes. [en.wikipedia.org]

The good news: You’re not ignoring your muscle cramps anymore. And you probably know that pain killers and NSAIDs will not make it go away. [pain-in-lower-back.com]

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Acute Gastroenteritis

Other symptoms include: Abdominal pain or cramping Nausea Vomiting Fever (if child’s fever is over 104 F at any time, call immediately.) [sunshine-pediatrics.com]

[…] and pain Nausea, vomiting or both Occasional muscle aches or headache Low-grade fever Depending on the cause, viral gastroenteritis symptoms may appear within one to three [mayoclinic.org]

Additional symptoms and signs of gastroenteritis may include: Nausea and vomiting Abdominal pain and cramping Mild fever and chills Loss of appetite Headache and muscle aches [southerncross.co.nz]

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Arachnoiditis

Nevertheless, other, more definitive signs of arachnoiditis may include tingling or numbness in the legs, intense shooting pains, muscle cramps or spasms, or bladder and bowel [southwestspineandpain.com]

Some other signs of arachnoiditis include: Tingling, numbness, weakness in the legs Burning pain Muscle cramps Gait abnormalities Muscle spasms Skin sensations, such as bugs [bonati.com]

Symptoms of Arachnoiditis As with any disturbance in the spinal cord, arachnoiditis can be very painful. The most common symptom is constant pain. [bonati.com]

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Urinary Tract Disease

In some women, pain, cramping, and muscle aches may be the most pronounced symptoms, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. [prevention.com]

Pressure, cramping, or pain around your bladder/pelvis Older women, in particular, may have cramping, pressure, or abdominal pain when they have a UTI. [prevention.com]

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Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain

The pain can also include muscle spasms and cramps. Tendon and ligament pain: Pains in the tendons or ligaments are often caused by injuries, including sprains. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Certain over-the-counter remedies, such as Vanquish, are specially formulated to target muscle aches, backaches, cramps, and other symptoms of musculoskeletal pain. [vanquishheadacherelief.com]

General Information Lower Back Pain Muscle-related Injuries Back Cramps Back Muscle Pain Core Stability Deficiency DOMS - Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Fibromyalgia Side Strain [physioworks.com.au]

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Vitamin D Deficiency

Common vitamin D deficiency symptoms include: Bone Pain Back Pain Weakness in the muscles Frequent infections Fatigue Slow-healing wounds Hair loss Cramps and muscle pain [byjus.com]

History Non-specific bone / muscular pain; fatigue with exercise Symptoms of low calcium: muscle cramps, tetany, seizures (rare beyond 6 months of age) Time outdoors Dairy [rch.org.au]

cramps and weakness Joint pain (most noticeable in the back and knees) Blood sugar issues Low immunity Low calcium levels in the blood Mood changes and irritability Weight [universityhealthnews.com]

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Vaginitis

(Body Pain During Period ) Migrane Minor Burns Mouth Ulcers Mumps Muscle Pain Muscular Pain Musse (Wart) Musse (Wart) Nasal Polypa DNA Nausea Neck And Shoulder Pain Nervous [spakshomeopathy.com]

Diseases Liver/Gas/Acidity Lumber Spondylysis Malariya Memory Memory Menopause (Stop Period Before Age ) Menorrhagia (Excess Bleeding During Period) Menses Problems Menstrual Cramps [spakshomeopathy.com]

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Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2E

Symptoms - Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy- type 2E Weakness Toe walking Muscle pain Muscle cramps Shoulder girdle muscle weakness Causes - Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy- [checkorphan.org]

Some people may complain of muscle pain and cramps, especially in the legs, even before the onset of muscle weakness. [lgmd2i.com]

(feet, ankles, calves, hands and wrists) and ‘rippling muscle disease’ – cramps and muscle pain after exercise are common – usually slow progression 2A calpain 3 Early teens [mda.org.au]

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Heat Exhaustion

– Painful muscle cramps (eg, in the legs, arms, abdomen, or back), heavy perspiration, and general weakness/lightheadedness. [skinsight.com]

Heat cramps are the mildest form of heat illness and consist of painful muscle cramps and spasms that occur during or after intense exercise and sweating in high heat. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Heat-related illness includes the following conditions based on the severity of a child's condition: Heat cramps Heat exhaustion Heat stroke What are heat cramps? [urmc.rochester.edu]

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Anemia

This may lead to a variety of symptoms, including weight gain, fatigue, depression, dry skin, brain fog, cold intolerance, muscle cramps, and constipation. [verywell.com]

Without treatment with thyroid hormone replacement, a goiter (an enlarged thyroid gland) may develop, as well as other complications like high cholesterol, nerve pain, anemia [verywell.com]

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Food Poisoning

Some other possible, common symptoms of a variety of food poisonings might include: Bloating and gas Fever Muscle aches Weakness Abdominal pain and cramping Signs of Botulism [webmd.com]

vomiting, skeletal muscle cramps, profound dehydration, and shock may occur Gastric lavage and activated charcoal Dimercaprol injection 10% solution in oil (3-5 mg/kg IM [emedicine.com]

Arsenic Ingestion of pesticide and industrial chemicals Symptoms usually appear within 1 h after ingestion but may be delayed as long as 12 h Abdominal pain, watery diarrhea [emedicine.com]

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Ovarian Cyst

Use heat, such as a hot water bottle, heating pad, or warm bath, to relax tense muscles and relieve cramping. Be careful not to burn yourself. [cigna.com]

Use pain relievers you can get over-the-counter. [cigna.com]

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Insomnia

Other medical disorders, including fibromyalgia, muscle cramps, growing pains, heartburn, and thyroid disease can all cause insomnia. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

It gives you energy for the whole day, restores your strength, cures minor pains and aches, relaxes all muscle groups and internal organs! [youtube.com]

So in order to stay healthy, cure menstrual cramps, headache, backache and other sorts of pain you need to sleep tight.And here's how you do it! [youtube.com]

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Peripheral Neuropathy

Get Regular Exercise Regular exercise may reduce pain or cramps, improve muscle strength, help control blood sugar levels, and prevent muscle loss. [nyulangone.org]

Motor neuropathy – this can lead to a loss of motor function, muscle weakness, decreased foot stability, painful cramps, muscle wasting and altered foot structure. [leukaemia.org.au]

You may notice gait instability, numbness, weakness, wasting in small muscles and cramping pain at night. [honorhealth.com]

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Tonsillitis

I had chest pains muscle cramps around my chest slight sore throat for maybe a day or two I believer about 3-4 weeks already and I don’t have any other symptoms no fever no [1point6.eu]

In the “acute phase” symptoms include fever muscle pain swollen tonsils better adults time mono sore throat relapse pregnancy throat symptoms sore tonsil removal recovery [1point6.eu]

Raspberry leaf is excellent for sore throats canker sores cold sores anemia colds and High Fever And Sore Throat Symptoms Tonsille Senza Tonsillite fevers diarrhea leg cramps [1point6.eu]

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Heelspur

In addition to feeling heel pain she describes cramping in her calf muscles, particularly at the end of the day. [sydneyheelpain.com.au]

This patient is slightly overweight and walks daily in ballet flats and on assessment has very tight calf muscles, leading to a limited range of motion in her ankle joints [sydneyheelpain.com.au]

Heel Pain Assessment With the patient lying face up on the treatment table, firm pressure is applied to the medial side of the heel and the base of the heel, around the sight [sydneyheelpain.com.au]

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Neuropathy

People with a neuropathy affecting motor nerves usually experience muscle pain. [livescience.com]

You may notice gait instability, numbness, weakness, wasting in small muscles and cramping pain at night. [honorhealth.com]

Muscle weakness Cramps Muscle twitching Loss of muscle and bone Changes in skin, hair, or nails Numbness Loss of sensation or feeling in body parts Loss of balance or other [hopkinsmedicine.org]

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Hyperventilation

[…] or squeezing in the chest Fast, pounding, or skipping heartbeat Sweating Numbness or tingling around the mouth and in the fingers Muscle cramps in the hands or feet Treatment [saintlukeskc.org]

[…] discomfort with frequent sighs and yawns, erratic blood pressure, upset gut, bloated feelings, nausea, sexual problems, achy muscles, twitching and cramps, tension and panicky [healthnavigator.org.nz]

[…] include: Fast or deep breathing Shortness of breath or the feeling that you can’t get enough air Anxiety, fear, panic, or strong feeling of dread or doom Dizziness Chest pain [saintlukeskc.org]

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