What Causes Muscle Spasms After Having Tetanus Injection?

Posted on Thu, 24 Sep 2015

Question: 7/1982 Tetanus IM .5 Induction to Army
4/1983 Tetanus IM .5 Automobile Accident
7/1984 Tetanus S/C .1 No Injury, but medically quarantined and confined underground for weeks in dirty conditions.

Would this cause 30 years of muscle spasms. Treated right after last injection
Would this cause complete loss of cartilage in shoulder. Was treated for shooting pain after injection.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Tetanus injection does not cause this

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. I can assure you that tetanus injection does not cause such spasm. it can be caused by either a different shoulder problem or neurogenic. Before I advised you anything I would like to know little detail of the illness.
1. what are symptoms at present ?
2. can you describe me nature of the pain at present?
3. Did you done any investigations?
please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you.
thanks

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (28 minutes later)

I think I had a case of Tetanus. Muscle spasms, Severe abdominal cramps, bacteria in lab work. The first sign 14 days after event, S/C injection of tetanus was given. No open wounds, but many sick and dirty living conditions.

Second sign Severe abdominal blockage 4 weeks after event

Third sign trace of bacteria in lab work three months after event.

Back pinned pointed Muscle has spasmed ever since, with no previous history of back problems. Clean back XRay in 1983.

Pain reported at the time was shooting into the right shoulder. Right shoulder was replaced 25 years after event. No known history of trama to shoulder.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I do not think that your shoulder pain or spasm is due to tetanus

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I can assure you that your shoulder spasm is not due to tetanus. Most probably your pain us due to cervical spondylitis. In this condition there is nerve compression in shoulder which causes such pain.
Other common cause can be shoulder replacement getting loose.
So I would recommend you to visit a orthopaedic surgeon and get x ray of the shoulder. If there is implant is loosed then you might need surgical intervention.
thanks

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (24 minutes later)

The spasm is in the back in the same spot it has been for thirty one years.

The shoulder at the on set of the muscle spasm to l4/l5 area received shooting pain. The shooting pain was chronic for 25 plus years, when the shoulder had to be replaced. No injury but at 45 I had total shoulder replacement.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (21 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You can steroid injection at that point

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If there is pain and it is on a certain point then you can get steroid injection at that site. It will take care of that cramp.
For shooting pain take Pregabalin M one tablet night time and intermittent cervical traction exercises. if there is pain in shoulder then as I told you get x ray to make sure that your there is no loosening of shoulder implant.
thanks

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