Archive for October 2nd, 2008
Muscle Cramps
Muscle cramps are prolonged involuntary muscle contractions that can be painful. Muscle cramping represents motor unit hyperactivity leading to prolonged involuntary muscle contraction. Precipitants include unopposed contraction, electrolyte and volume shifts, and lower motor neuron disease. Ordinary cramps most commonly occur in the gastrocnemius muscle and the intrinsic muscles of the sole of the foot. [...]
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