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Spasms 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 Spasms
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
77 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
139 |  |
|
Mild
|
94 |  |
|
None
|
31 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Spasms
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tizanidine HCl | 32 |  |
|
| Soma | 15 | |
|
| Baclofen | 11 | |
|
| Zanaflex | 10 | |
|
| Leg Massage | 5 | |
|
| Medical marijuana | 4 | |
|
| Valium | 4 | |
|
| Neurontin | 3 | |
|
| Cyclobenzaprine | 3 | |
|
| Diazepam | 3 | |
|
| Urispas | 2 | |
|
| Xanax | 2 | |
|
| Carisoprodol | 2 | |
|
| Gabapentin | 2 | |
|
| DOM-Baclofen | 1 | |
|
| Tegretol | 1 | |
|
| Botox | 1 | |
|
| Magnesium | 1 | |
|
| Klonopin | 1 | |
|
| Magnesium Citrate | 1 | |
|
| Lyrica | 1 | |
|
| Relax-ALL | 1 | |
|
| Levetiracetam | 1 | |
|
| Trileptal | 1 | |
|
| Detrol LA | 1 | |
|
| Ultram ER | 1 | |
|
| Clonazepam | 1 | |
|
| Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) | 1 | |
|
| Ativan | 1 | |
|
| Robaxin | 1 | |
Report created on February 11, 2012.