What are muscle spasms and why do they occur

Do muscle spasms occur in Fibromyalgia Syndrome?

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When examining muscles of the FMS patient they often feel tight and like a rope that is twisted and knotted. These shortened muscles and twisted fascia biomechanically compromise blood supply to the area. Remember that fascia has a tensile …

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These things take several months to heal and as stated earlier, rarely return to pain free normal …

Why does one develop scoliosis when a disc herniation occurs? Is …?

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Now this is a pandora’s box if ever there was one but lets get onto it over this coming week. Right now it’s sunday evening and I am just back from PT’g all day to a bunch of classical ballet dancers and need my homemade hamburgers! To star…

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Can muscle spasms occur in the chest?

Q: I was noticing that in between the area where my left arm and my shoulder (and a little on my chest) that it spasms from time-to-time. I noticed it yesterday at work. It doesn’t hurt but it’s just bothersome. I am a 23 year old male and just want to make sure if I should be worried or not. Any suggestions on what it could be would be appreciated! Thanks!

A: Go get a checkup at the doctor’s office.Unidentified symptoms too often go unresolved, and sometimes it means nothing, other times it might prevent a worse problem later. Could be just a nerve being irritated, but get a professional opinion.

in hypoparathyroidism calcium level decreases ,so why do muscle spasm and contractions occur?

Q: low calcium level shoud decrease muscle contractions.

A: There are a variety of symptoms that are related to Hypoparathyroidism. Actually, low Calcium ( Ca ++) can cause muscle cramps. PTH ( Parathyroid hormone) works in conjunction with Vit D to regulate total body Ca++ . Hypoparathyrodism can result from congenital disorders ( born with), iatrogenic causes ( drugs, removal of the gland, radiation). Hypocalcemia ( low Ca++) is the most important consequence of hypoparathyroidism. Symptoms occur when ionized Ca++ level drops to < 2.5-3.0mg/100 ml. The symptoms are mainly neurologic, secondary to the hyperexcitability of neuronal membranes that develops in a LOW Ca++ environment. Neurologic ( Central Nervous System or Nervous System) effects:1) Extremity and periorbital numbness2) Muscle cramping and spasms3) Altered mental status4) Psychosis5) Pain6) Difficulty walkingI hope that this helped some. Here’s a web:http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic276.htm

Continuous muscle spasm in chest, they occur randomly…?

Q: Sometimes I just don’t want to breathe too heavily because I’m afraid my chest won’t freak out or something.They occur randomly, but at multiple times during the day. Like once or twice a day, every day. I’m a female and I’m only 15 years old. Can’t go to the doctor on a whim because my mom works long hours.

A: At www.webmd.com there is a symptoms checker (small print under search bar on home page) I looked on it for what you described – you should check it. Hopefully it’s just too much caffeine or too little potassium. Be careful, the other things on the list of possibilities weren’t good.