What is Cramp?

What is Cramp?

• Cramp: The painful spasmodic muscular contraction.
• Cramp: A sustained and usually painful contraction of muscle fibers. This may occur as an isolated phenomenon or as a manifestation of an underlying disease process (e.g., UREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; etc.). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1398)
  Source - Diseases Database
• Cramp: a painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Cramp: Introduction

Types of Cramp:

Types of Cramp:

• Abdominal cramps
• Menstrual cramps
• Muscle cramps
• Heat cramps
• Exercise cramps
• more types...»

How serious is Cramp?

Complications of Cramp: see complications of Cramp

What causes Cramp?

Causes of Cramp: see causes of Cramp
Risk factors for Cramp: see risk factors for Cramp

What are the symptoms of Cramp?

Symptoms of Cramp: see symptoms of Cramp

Complications of Cramp: see complications of Cramp

Cramp: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cramp.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cramp.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Cramp: see treatments for Cramp

Name and Aliases of Cramp

Main name of condition: Cramp

Spasm, Muscle spasm
Source - WordNet 2.1

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