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pomluvr Sex: F Data Quality: 3 stars Parkinson's: 4 yrs Hoehn-Yahr 2 Type: Parkinson's disease On Mouth/throat: none Arms: none Chest: none Legs: mild pomluvr First Symptom: 09/07 Dx: 05/08
skip4661 Sex: M Data Quality: 0 stars Parkinson's: 6 yrs Hoehn-Yahr 3 Type: Parkinsonism (unknown cause) Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild skip4661 First Symptom: 01/06 Dx: 11/07
kkhall Sex: F Data Quality: 0 stars Parkinson's: 14 yrs Hoehn-Yahr 1 Type: Parkinson's disease On Mouth/throat: mild Arms: mild Chest: mild Legs: mild kkhall First Symptom: 05/97 Dx: 02/00

Muscle spasms in lower back 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.

What we've learned from patients who report Muscle spasms in lower back

Symptom severities

Severe	38
Moderate	50
Mild	14
None	5

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Muscle spasms in lower back

What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Muscle spasms in lower back
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Flexeril	18
Tizanidine HCl	10
Carisoprodol	3
Interferential Stimulator	3
Wheelchair (manual)	2
Lortab 10/500	2
Baclofen	1
Moist Heat Wraps	1
Diazepam	1
Robaxin	1

Report created on February 09, 2012.

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