Does Muscle Spasms In The Back Cause Breathlessness?

Posted on Mon, 11 Sep 2017

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Question : Can a muscle spasm in the back make it hard to breathe

Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (0 minute later)

Hello

Yes of corse

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

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Should i be concern over the difficlulty breathing-

Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Spasm in the back

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking

If you have no other illness and the difficulty breathing has started with the spasm of the muscle than you should not be concernd

You can use Skeletal muscle relaxants (also simply called muscle relaxants) are a diverse group of medicines that have the ability to relax or reduce tension in muscle.Usually the symptoms continues for 3- 5days.

If your symptoms getting worse than consult your doctor

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj