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Muscle Cramps

What are muscle cramps?

Muscle cramps are sudden, involuntary contractions or spasms in one or more of your muscles. They are very common and often occur after exercise. Some people get muscle cramps, especially leg cramps, at night. They can be painful, and they may last a few seconds to several minutes.

You can have a cramp in any muscle, but they happen most often in the:

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  1. Muscle Cramps (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are muscle cramps? Muscle cramps are sudden, involuntary contractions or spasms in one or more of your muscles. They are very common and often occur ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/musclecramps.html - Health Topics
  2. Hereditary angiopathy with nephropathy, aneurysms, and muscle cramps syndrome 
    Hereditary angiopathy with nephropathy, aneurysms, and muscle cramps (HANAC) syndrome is part of a group of conditions called the COL4A1-related disorders. The conditions ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...athy-aneurysms-and-muscle-cramps-syndrome - Genetics
  3. Muscle cramps 
    Muscle cramps are when a muscle gets tight (contracts) without you trying to tighten it, and it does ... along the rib cage are also very common. Muscle cramps are common and may be stopped by stretching ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003193.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Coping with Muscle Cramps: Why You Don't Have to Live with This Common Pain (American Osteopathic Association)  
    ... measures such as gentle stretching can usually treat muscle cramps.
    https://osteopathic.org/what-is-osteopathic-medicine/muscle-cramp - External Health Links
  5. ClinicalTrials.gov: Muscle Cramp From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Muscle Cramps/Clinical Trials ... Muscle Cramps
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...uscle+Cramp"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  6. Thyroid 
    ... gain, hair loss, dry skin, dry coarse hair, muscle cramps, decreased concentration, aches and pains, swelling of the ... you cannot control headache nausea vomiting diarrhea stomach cramps ... muscle weakness temporary hair loss, particularly in children during ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682475.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Liotrix 
    ... gain, hair loss, dry skin, dry coarse hair, muscle cramps, decreased concentration, aches and pains, swelling of the legs, and increased sensitivity to cold. When taken correctly, liotrix can ... It works by supplying the thyroid hormones normally produced by the body.
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a608021.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Task-specific focal dystonia 
    ... most common is writer's cramp, in which muscle cramps or spasms in the hand, wrist, or forearm ... form of task-specific focal dystonia characterized by muscle cramps and spasms that occur while playing a musical ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/task-specific-focal-dystonia - Genetics
  9. Heat emergencies 
    Muscle cramps are the first stage of heat illness. If heat exposure continues and these symptoms are not ... death. The early symptoms of heat illness include: Muscle cramps and pains that most often occur in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000056.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. How to avoid overheating during exercise 
    ... risk for heat emergencies , such as: Heat cramps. Muscle cramps, usually in the legs or stomach (caused by ... signs of heat exhaustion: Heavy sweating Tiredness Thirsty Muscle cramps Later signs may include: Weakness Dizziness Headache Nausea ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000865.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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