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Muscle cramps

Muscle cramps: Introduction

Muscle cramps: A condition which is characterized by the uncontrolled contractions of muscles. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Muscle cramps is available below.

Symptoms of Muscle cramps

• Painful muscle spasm
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Treatments for Muscle cramps

• Sodium - possibly used for related sodium deficiency
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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Muscle cramps:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Muscle cramps?

• Misdiagnosis of Muscle cramps
• Failure to diagnose Muscle cramps
• Hidden causes of Muscle cramps (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Muscle cramps

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Muscle cramps: Deaths

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Alternative Treatments for Muscle cramps

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed in various sources as possibly beneficial for Muscle cramps may include:

• Counterpressure
• Stretching
• Massage therapy
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Causes of Muscle cramps

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More information about causes of Muscle cramps:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Muscle cramps (267 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Muscle cramps (13 listings)
• Muscle cramps as a complication caused by other conditions
• Muscle cramps as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Muscle cramps

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Muscle cramps:

• Post-exercise
• Dehydration
• Rest pain
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Athersclerosis
• more related diseases...»

Muscle cramps: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
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• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Muscle cramps

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Muscle cramps: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Muscle and Orthopedic Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery
• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Muscle cramps

Medical research articles related to Muscle cramps include:

• Tacrolimus
• Is it safe to continue to prescribe Donepezil despite a patient complaining of muscle cramps on starting the medication. If so can it be treated?
• Formoterol
• What is the most effective topical treatment for severe sunborn? Can hydrocortisone cream be used?
• Effects of L-carnitine on dialysis-related hypotension and muscle cramps: a meta-analysis
• Which antidepressant is safest in a patient on renal dialysis?
• Can either Serevent or Beclomethasone cause mood changes?
• ACE Inhibitors with Diuretics
• more research...»

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Muscle cramps: Animations

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Research about Muscle cramps

Visit our research pages for current research about Muscle cramps treatments.

Clinical Trials for Muscle cramps

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Muscle cramps include:

• Screening Protocol for Patients With Neurologic Disorders With Muscle Stiffness - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Electrical Stimulation of Nerves to Study Focal Dystonia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• fMRI Studies of Task Specificity in Focal Hand Dystonia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Long-Term Motor Learning in Focal Hand Dystonia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Mexiletine for the Treatment of Focal Dystonia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 15 Clinical Trials for Muscle cramps

Muscle cramps: Broader Related Topics

• Cramp
• Pain conditions
• Muscle conditions
• more types...»

Types of Muscle cramps

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