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What Causes Recurrent Acute Muscle Spasms In Upper Body?
Every now and then I get a moment of extreme pain that stops me in my tracks, like a major muscle spasm, sometimes in my upper body area, lasting maybe 30 seconds or more before disappearing completely. I am a 67 year old female who is overweight and out of shape. What are these mini attacks ?
Tue, 24 May 2016
hi,
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
As per your age and history, it appears more of a sodium imbalance leading to sudden spasm of the muscles in the upper body all of a sudden. Doing regular light exercises for 30 minutes for upper body and lower body will help improve the electrolyte imbalance and reduce the spasm.
In my clinical experience most patients in ageing respond well to physical therapy and exercise
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
As per your age and history, it appears more of a sodium imbalance leading to sudden spasm of the muscles in the upper body all of a sudden. Doing regular light exercises for 30 minutes for upper body and lower body will help improve the electrolyte imbalance and reduce the spasm.
In my clinical experience most patients in ageing respond well to physical therapy and exercise
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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