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Spasm

Introduction: Spasm

Description of Spasm

Spasm (medical condition): A muscle spasm is a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a...more »

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Muscle spasm:
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Spasm: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Spasm: a sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles, attended by pain and interference with function, producing involuntary movement and distortion.
Source: CRISP

Spasm: An involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Spasms may involve skeletal muscle (MUSCLE, SKELETAL) or smooth muscle (MUSCLE, SMOOTH).
Source: MeSH 2007

Spasm: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Spasm:

• Cramps (339 causes)
• SYN
• Muscle
• Muscle symptoms (7251 causes)
• Muscle disease
• Muscle disorder
• Muscle pain (956 causes)
• Spasm (2183 causes)
• Spasmus
• Span

Spasm as a Disease

Spasm: Another name for Muscle spasm (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Muscle spasm
  »Symptoms of Muscle spasm
  »Causes of Muscle spasm
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Spasm: Related Diseases

Spasm: Spasm is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Movement conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions

Causes of Spasm

Some of the causes of Spasm are included in the list below:

• Muscle fatigue (see Muscle weakness)
• Heavy exercise
• Dehydration
• Pregnancy
• Hypothyroidism

See full list of 10 causes of Spasm (Muscle spasm)

Symptoms of Spasm (Muscle spasm)

Some of the symptoms of Spasm incude:

• Cramping pain

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Treatments for Spasm (Muscle spasm)

Treatments for Spasm (Muscle spasm) include:

• Massage
• Application of heat or cold
• For leg cramps the quickest treatment involves bending over and grabbing the end of the toes, fully straightening out the leg, the cramp will eventually dissipate
• Eating foods high in potassium can help prevent muscle cramps
• In the case of cramps caused by varicose veins, treatment of the affected veins with sclerotherapy, endovenous laser or surgery usually provides relief

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Treatment of Spasm: For more treatment information about Spasm, see treatment of Muscle spasm (Spasm)

Spasm as a Symptom

Spasm (symptom): Another name for Spasms.
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Spasm (symptom): Involuntary muscle movements without full control....more »

Spasm (symptom): A spasm is an involuntary movement of a muscle. Twitches or tics are examples of small-scale spasms ... more

Spasm: See also Spasms:
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More information on symptom: Spasms:

• Spasms

Terms associated with Spasm:

Terms Similar to Spasm:

• cramp
• muscle spasm

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Muscle Spasm

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Muscle Cramp
• Muscle Spasticity

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Spasm:

• Trismus
• Hemifacial Spasm

Source - MeSH 2007

• charley horse
• charley-horse
• writer's cramp
• graphospasm
• blepharospasm
• crick
• rick
• wrick
• myoclonus
• opisthotonos
• twitch
• twitching
• vellication
• tenesmus
• trismus

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Spasm

• Neuromuscular Manifestations

Source - MeSH 2007

• abnormal involuntary movement

Source - CRISP

• symptom

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Spasm:

• muscle cramp

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Spasm

The following list attempts to classify Spasm into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurologic Manifestations
    • Neuromuscular Manifestations
      • Spasm

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
  • Signs and Symptoms
    • Neurologic Manifestations
      • Neuromuscular Manifestations
        • Spasm

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