Cramp

Cramp: Introduction

A painful spasm of muscles leading to pain. May refer to abdominal cramps (called colic), menstrual cramps, or muscle cramps.

Symptoms of Cramp

• Muscle Pain
• Loss of muscle function
• Loss of muscle contraction control
• more symptoms...»

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Cramp: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Cramp

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Cramp?

• Misdiagnosis of Cramp
• Hidden causes of Cramp (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

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Cramp: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Cramp

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Cramp: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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Causes of Cramp

• Hydrochlorothiazide
• Cimetidine
• Amlodipine
• Frusemide
• Nifedipine
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More information about causes of Cramp:

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Latest Treatments for Cramp

• Rest
• Adequate salt replacement
• Isotonic saline solution
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Cramp

Medical news articles related to Cramp include:

• Brain Scans Reveal Secrets of 'Writer's Cramp'
• Health Tip: Controlling Muscle Cramps
• Health Tip: Help Prevent Menstrual Cramps
• Health Tip: Heat Cramps Shouldn't Be Ignored
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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Types of Cramp

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

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Definitions of 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)

A painful and involuntary muscular contraction - (Source - WordNet 2.1)