Muscle Spasms facts
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After winning the gold at the 1980 Olympics, Polish vaulter Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz, in defiance of the jeering Soviet crowd, flipped "the arm", twice. The Soviets later asked that he be stripped of his medal to which the Polish government replied that it was caused by "involuntary muscle spasms".
how muscle spasms occur?
Up to 70% of people will experience a hypnagogic jerk when falling asleep. A hypnagogic jerk is an involuntary muscle spasm that occurs as a person is drifting off to sleep. The phenomenon is so named in reference to the hypnogogic state — the transitional period between wakefulness and sleep.
What's muscle spasms?
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what muscle spasms feel like?
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Fennel has antispasmodic (relieves muscle spasms) properties. It is used to relax smooth muscles of respiratory and intestinal tract and uterine wall. Fennel is also used to alleviate flatulence and to facilitate milk production in the breastfeeding women.
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The spasms caused by tetanus can be so strong that they break the bones the muscles are attached to.
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Essential oils of sandalwood have antispasmodic (relieve spasm of muscles), antibacterial (kill bacteria) and antiviral (kill viruses) properties.
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Symptoms of laburnum poisoning include nausea, vomiting, coma, diarrhea, muscle spasms, abdominal cramps and headache. In the extreme cases, human can die one hour after consumption of laburnum due to lung paralysis.
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Tetanus can cause muscle spasms strong enough to break bones.
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Flowers of some aster species are used in treatment of migraine, common cold, muscle spasms and sciatica.
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Gloria Ramirez who upon admittance to the ER was emitting strange smells that led to ER staff passing out, and experiencing severe muscle spasms. Five ER staff required hospitalization after being exposed to her. She's known as the Toxic Lady.
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Rickets (the big medical name for this is osteomalacia when it occurs in adults) is a softening of the bones in kids, and leads to bowing out of the legs. It can also cause tender bones, some weakness, easily broken bones, muscle spasms, and if it happens in babies can cause a soft skull.
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Contrary to popular belief, when a person is drowning, they usually don't inhale much water. In actuality, an involuntary muscle spasm seals the airway.
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Moving ear syndrome, which is a type of dyskinesia, in which voluntary muscle movements diminish or involuntary movements, including tics and spasms, occur.
