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      Category : Health Centers > Bones, Joints, and Muscles

Muscle Cramp

Alternate Names : Muscle Spasm, Charley Horse

Muscle Cramp | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

How is the condition diagnosed?

Common muscle cramps are easily recognized. They cause intense pain in the belly of the muscle. The pain may come on while exercising or at rest. It usually lasts seconds to minutes. The pain of claudication in the calf or buttucks comes on during physical activity, like walking up a hill, and goes away with rest.


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Author: Minot Cleveland, MD
Reviewer: Adam Brochert, MD
Date Reviewed: 09/19/01



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