Muscle Cramps
Ordinary Cramps
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND INDICATIONS FOR ADMISSION
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND INDICATIONS FOR ADMISSION
Ordinary Cramps.
To relieve an established cramp, one must passively stretch the contracting muscle and gradually contract the apposing one. In some cases, this can be accomplished by simply walking around, which produces a relative dorsiflexion of the foot.
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Physical Examination
If dehydration is suspected, physical examination begins with a check of postural signs for a drop in blood pressure and rise in pulse. The skin is examined for signs of thyroid disease, the neck for evidence of thyroidectomy, the lower extremities for diminished or absent pulses, muscle wasting, and fasciculations, and the nervous system for [...]
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. [...]
