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Muscle spasms Report
Muscle spasms and cramps are spontaneous, often painful muscle contractions. The rapid, uncontrolled contraction, or spasm, happens unexpectedly, with either no stimulation or some trivially small one. The muscle contraction and pain last for several minutes, and then slowly ease.
What we've learned from patients who report Muscle spasms
Symptom severities
|
Severe
|
2,651 |  |
|---|---|---|
|
Moderate
|
5,355 |  |
|
Mild
|
3,702 |  |
|
None
|
1,956 |  |
What patients report taking for the purpose of treating Muscle spasms
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baclofen | 556 |  |
|
| Flexeril | 485 | |
|
| Cyclobenzaprine | 191 | |
|
| Zanaflex | 175 | |
|
| Soma | 97 | |
|
| Tizanidine HCl | 92 | |
|
| Skelaxin | 88 | |
|
| Methocarbamol | 79 | |
|
| Valium | 72 | |
|
| Diazepam | 59 | |
|
| Heating Pad-Hot Packs | 56 | |
|
| Robaxin | 56 | |
|
| Carisoprodol | 38 | |
|
| Amrix | 28 | |
|
| Stretching | 27 | |
|
| Clonazepam | 23 | |
|
| Magnesium | 15 | |
|
| Klonopin | 13 | |
|
| Mirapex | 12 | |
|
| Metaxalone | 11 | |
|
| Gabapentin | 9 | |
|
| Antenex | 8 | |
|
| TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation | 8 | |
|
| Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation | 7 | |
|
| Deep Tissue Massage | 6 | |
|
| Ativan | 6 | |
|
| Neurontin | 5 | |
|
| Walking and Stretching | 5 | |
|
| Massage Therapy | 4 | |
|
| Lioresal | 4 | |
Report created on February 11, 2012.