Muscle spasms are involuntary contractions of a muscle, a group of muscles. Often they happen suddenly without any prior warning. Although muscle spasms tend to be harmless and only last a few minutes, they can occasionally be accompanied by sudden sharp bursts of pain causing the sufferer to feel very uncomfortable. Spasmism is when a series of spasms or permanent spasms occur within a muscle or group of muscles. Sometimes muscle spasm can also be cause by certain medical conditions, such as dystonias.
Dystonias is a neurological movement disorder that causes twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures caused through sustained muscle contractions. The dystonia disorder can inherited or birth related. It can also be caused by physical trauma, various poisonings (such as lead poison) infections or even caused by a reaction to drugs like neuroleptics. Neoroleptics are drugs used to treat psychosis, such as conditions like schizophrenia.
Muscle spasms can also occur through sudden contractions of an orifice, this is sometimes related to colic. Colic occurs through spasms in the smooth muscle in particular muscles, such and the throat. This is an episodic pain and can induce nausea and vomiting for the sufferer.
In high stress situations it is thought that muscle spasmcould occur causing a phenomenon known as hysterical strength. Hysterical strength is an unnatural, amazing feat of strength caused by high stress situations, in which a human can summon super human strength. Examples of this happening are often given in stories of mothers gaining the strength to lift a car, with their child trapped underneath, long enough to let them escape.
Although it’s common for people to believe in hysterical strength being caused by bursts of adrenaline there is no medical evidence to support it as these sorts of muscle spasms are created without warning. Also recreating the situation in which this occurs would be unethical and dangerous. Muscle spasms often occur soon after muscle injuries. Initially when the spasm occurs the muscle will be tight, at this point it is very important to ensure treatment so that a muscle knot does not form.
Muscle knots tend to form after two weeks of muscle spasm and are very painful, so it is advised that the initial spasm be treated before it turns to a knot. There are numerous treatments for muscle spasms to stop them knotting such as, massage therapy, electrical stimulation or trigger point injections. However spasm can be treated early on with products such as the painwave x4000 to help prevent the occurrence of knots in the muscle. This sort of treatment uses bioelectromagnets and is completely pain free. These sorts of treatments are especially ideal for people allergic to specific medical drugs, or if you just prefer a natural method of pain relief.
Treatments such as bioelectromagnets are available through searching on the Internet and should you have any questions about injuries it is recommended you speak either to your doctor or a medical sales assistant and they should be able to provide advice specific to you to help in the best way possible. Always be sure to get serious injuries checked by a health professional before undertaking any sort of treatment.
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