It is easy to self-diagnose muscle spasms and cramps. The most important sign is intense pain caused by the extreme tightening of the muscle.
October 2017
Healthy Aging
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Muscle Cramps & Spasms
One of the many things to "go wrong" as we age is the unwanted and often painful involuntary contraction of muscles in our legs and sometimes other areas. The medical definition of this is the contraction of a muscle or muscle group that is unintentional. If the contraction is sustained for more than several seconds it moves from being a muscle in spasm to a muscle cramp.
Links from the Health Library
All About Muscle Cramps
Muscle Spasms
Heat-Related Illnesses (Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke)