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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.
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Severe
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3,913 | |
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Moderate
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7,410 | |
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Mild
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5,029 | |
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None
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2,670 |
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium Gluconate | 7 | ||
| Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation | 7 | ||
| Parafon Forte DSC | 6 | ||
| Requip | 6 | ||
| Massage Therapy | 6 | ||
| Deep Tissue Massage | 6 | ||
| Medical marijuana | 6 | ||
| Naproxen Prescription | 6 | ||
| Walking and Stretching | 5 | ||
| Hot tub | 5 | ||
| Physical Therapy (PT) | 5 | ||
| Bed rest | 4 | ||
| Quinine benzoate-thiamin chlorhydrate | 4 | ||
| Cymbalta | 4 | ||
| Pramipexole | 4 | ||
| Lioresal | 4 | ||
| Potassium | 4 | ||
| Tonic Water with Quinine | 4 | ||
| Activator Method | 3 | ||
| Icy Hot | 3 | ||
| Ibuprofen | 3 | ||
| Amitriptyline | 3 | ||
| Magnesium Oxide | 3 | ||
| Myofascial release | 3 | ||
| Chlorzoxazone | 3 | ||
| APO-Cyclobenzaprine | 3 | ||
| Nucynta | 3 | ||
| Baclofen Intrathecal pump | 3 | ||
| Elavil | 3 | ||
| Leg Massage | 3 |
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