Coping With Muscle Cramps
Posted October 18th, 2007 at 8:44 AM by Katie Drummond
Section: Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Exercise
What are Muscle Cramps?
Cramps are defined as involuntary, forced and prolonged contraction of a part of a muscle, a whole muscle or group of muscles. Compared to spasm, cramps are more forceful and sustained. The usual mechanism of muscles is to alternately contract and relax to facilitate movement. Those muscles that are involved in gross or fine motor movements are mostly voluntary, which means that they move at will.
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Tags: cramp, cramping, muscle ache, muscle cramps, muscle health, muscle problems, muscle spasm, paralysis, womens health
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