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Muscle spasms and pain
Muscle spasms and pain or "Trigger Points" as we commonly
refer to them, are the accumulation of products that build in muscles,
particularly when those muscles are used more frequently. Trigger
points can be created by automobile injuries, work activities, sporting
events, or repetitive use. Any continued motion over a prolonged
period of time irritates the muscles and decreases function, causing
a build-up of metabolic byproducts. As these byproducts begin to
build, the muscle goes through three basic physiological changes:
- It becomes shorter, which we feel as tightness,
due to a decrease blood flow to the muscle.
- The muscle can't recover as fast as it used
to due to the decreased blood going to the muscle. The muscle
then has a much greater chance of becoming injured due to the
tightness and shortening of the muscle fibers.
- The muscle cannot and will not perform to the
maximum potential.
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