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Muscle spasms, lower back Symptom Report

A spasm is a sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or a group of muscles (including involuntary muscles such as in an artery, the colon, or the esophagus), attended by pain and interference with function, producing involuntary movement and distortion. Read more...

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Symptom Severities

Muscle spasms, lower back severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Muscle spasms, lower back

Treatments Patients Take For Muscle spasms, lower back
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Tizanidine HCl	7	9%
Cyclobenzaprine	5	6%
Carisoprodol	3	4%
Electrical Stimulation	2	3%
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	2	3%
Wheelchair (manual)	2	3%
Diazepam	1	1%

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