Otherwise known as muscle cramps, spasms occur when your muscle involuntary and forcibly contracts uncontrollably and can’t relax.

These are very common and can affect any of your muscles. They can involve part or all of a muscle, or several muscles in a group.

The most common sites for muscle spasms are the thighs, calves, feet, hands, arms and abdomen.

Muscle spasms range in intensity from mild, uncomfortable twitches to significant discomfort to intense, severe pain.

The spastic muscle may feel harder than normal to the touch and/or appear visibly distorted.

There’s no pill or injection that instantly relieves muscle spasms, so the best thing you can do is stretch your affected muscle and massage it.

Muscle spasms can occur at any time to anyone. Whether you are old, young, sedentary or active, you may develop a muscle spasm.

What causes muscle spasms?

“Idiopathic” means that the exact cause is unknown, and that’s the case with muscle spasms. Some experts believe that one of more of the following may be to blame in most cases:

-          Not enough stretching.

-          Muscle fatigue.

-          Exercising in the heat.

-          Dehydration.

-          Involuntary nerve discharges.

-          Stress.

-          Too much high-intensity exercise.
 

What are the symptoms of muscle spasms?
 

Muscle spasms can feel like a stitch in the side or be agonizingly painful. You may see a twitch under your skin and it may feel hard to the touch.

Spasms are involuntary. The muscles contract and it takes treatment and time for them to relax. They are very common, especially in older adults and athletes.

If the muscle spasm is severe, happens frequently, responds poorly to treatment and is not related to obvious causes, make an appointment with your healthcare provider. The spasms could be related to underlying factors.
 

Natural remedies can be useful for muscle fever. We recommend Muscle Warming Balm for such problems.