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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...Click to read more below


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Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders

Treatments Patients Take For Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Carisoprodol 5 10% Carisoprodol: 10%
Stretching 5 10% Stretching: 10%
Zanaflex 3 6% Zanaflex: 6%
Botox Treatments 2 4% Botox Treatments: 4%
Potassium chloride 1 2% Potassium chloride: 2%
TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation 1 2% TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: 2%
Tizanidine 1 2% Tizanidine: 2%
Topiramate 1 2% Topiramate: 2%
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