Terms Related to Muscle Cramps:
Cramps, Muscle; Leg Cramps

Symptoms & Signs
A muscle cramp is a common condition that everyone experience in life. Our muscles usually remains in contracted state to support our body and to give it right posture or appearance. Muscle cramps occurs when our muscles squeezed or stretched excessively or when the oxygen or nutrients do not reach to muscles in required

quantity. In such condition muscles contracted forcibly and does not relax thus cause pain.It may happen during an attempt to move or act quickly or continuing vigorous act without any break or sometimes even at rest or sleep. Cramps may involve single muscle or a group of muscles at a time. The causes for cramps are usually unknown but there are some factors that can cause muscle cramps. These factors are fatigue of Muscle due to Low nutrition, Strain or over exertion, excessive exercises or games, Dehydration from diarrhoea, Exposure to extremes temperatures. Other than these certain disorders can also cause cramps such as Nervous disorders, Muscular disorders, Vascular disorders, Hormonal disorders especially of thyroid and diabetes, Auto immune disorders. Some habits can also leads to cramped muscles like excessive intake of coffee, excessive intake of drinks, excessive smoking, etc. The main symptoms of cramps are pain and sustained contraction of muscles.