In tetany, all of the nerve cells in the body are activated, which then stimulate the muscles. This reaction causes spasms or cramps throughout the body. The name tetany is derived from the effect of the tetanus
Partial muscle tears, muscle spasms, pulled muscles and muscle strains arepainful injuriesthat can flare-up over a long period of time unless treated properly. The most common reason for these injuries is from lack of stretching (not warming up) before doing some form of actvity that puts hig...
In tetany, all of the nerve cells in the body are activated, which then stimulate the muscles. This reaction causes spasms or cramps throughout the body. The name tetany is derived from the effect of the tetanus toxin on the nerves. However, the name is now commonly applied to muscle cra...
I have what I believe to be some variation of fibromyalgia, progressive muscle pain/tightness/spasms that started in my upper back and worked its way throughout my body. Now I have pain just about everywhere, but only recently the pain has been keeping me from sleeping at night and giving...
A leg cramp involves pain deriving from aleg muscle. It is due to muscle spasms occurring predominantly through involuntary painful contractions in a calf muscle, below and behind a knee or in the soles of the feet. Sometimes thigh muscles may be involved as well. They most commonly occur du...
A facial spasm is, by contrast, unilateral, inexpressive, unsightly, out of place, paradoxical and unmodified by conscious will. The spasm can be total or localized: e.g.blepharospasm(involuntary contraction of theeyelid muscles). Between episodes, motor reactions are normal. Some spasms have ...
Over time, increased muscular stress throughout the entire craniocervical region can lead to localized and painful muscle spasms, or "trigger points," common in the levator scapula and suboccipital muscles. This condition is often associated with headaches and radiating pain into the scalp and ...
and muscle spasms became more frequent and kept me awake at night, but I refused to allow my disability to become a liability. Rather than excuse or defend my limitations, I embrace them, learn from them, and find opportunities in the oppositions that I face. Therefore, I am…show more ...
If you’re not sure what I mean by tension, check out this RUBBER BAND. The grit you or your manual therapist MUST feel is evidence of the most common cause of chronic pain and tightness in the body. It’s kinda like glue in the muscles called ADHESION. ...
Additional symptoms include stiffness of other muscles; in severe conditions, the muscles of the neck, abdomen, and back can go into violent spasms causing the forward arching of the thorax and abdomen and the posteriorward stretching of the head and lower extremities, a typical position in late...