Sentences with phrase «causing spasms»

Many postural factors are involved in causing spasms of the neck, shoulders and back muscles, reducing healthy biomechanical function, and weakening soft tissues.

Air can get trapped and irritate the diaphragm, causing spasms.

Inflammation of the lining of the lungs that causes spasms, resulting in shortness of breath.

Having a catheter in the bladder can sometimes cause spasms.

And, some treatments — like antimetabolites — can cause spasm of the heart arteries, which can cause chest pain symptoms but could lead to heart attacks as well.

These start with the shorter nerves in the face (lockjaw) and move on to cause spasms violent enough to break bones.

But why should the perception of incongruity cause a spasm of noisy chest - heaving?

A fissure may develop if the anal sphincter's resting pressure becomes too high, causing spasm and reducing blood flow to the anus.

This is thought to occur because estrogen and progesterone levels drop suddenly before and during menstruation, this causes spasms in the blood vessels at the base of the neck and can be responsible for severe headaches.

This is a world where a digitally fabricated fluttering bird on a wing - mirror can cause a spasm of conscience.

According to the Integrative Veterinary Care Journal «the spring of the retractable leash causes a continuous pull that generates a degree of stress in the cervical region... And, when the dog gets to the end of the retractable leash, the sudden stop and jerk causes additional force... This causes spasms and inflammation in the inter-scapular region and nerve and energy meridian pathways are affected or impinged by tight muscles.»

The disease Scottie cramp promotes a deficiency in the availability of serotonin in the central nervous system, which then causes spasms, hyper - extension and flexion of the limbs.

Risperdal has also been known to cause spasms and muscle weakness.

Not exact matches

Sitting in a cramped position for hours can cause muscle stiffness, spasms, and pain.

Muscle Twitches and Spasms A high volume or prolonged use of caffeine in the body can cause the muscles to cramp or move erratically.

That being said, I have strong convictions that my friend with seizures is NOT demon possessed, but has a chemical imbalance in his body that causes uncontrolled spasms.

And on and on — according to many experts, the extinction spasm caused by climate change and other environmental degradation in this century will equal or surpass those caused by crashing asteroids in geological times.

You intestines are trying to digest the chewing gum causing them to spasm.

I can imagine that they are one of the glorious pregnancy side effects that gives others cause for laughter, but for you, the woman spasming all over the place, the newly - pregnant mamma who can't seem to eat anything or carry on the shortest of conversations without feeling like you're going to hiccup, or worse, they are anything but funny.

If your baby overfeeds, the fullness can distend the stomach too fast which in turn can cause your baby's diaphragm to go into spasms.

Scientifically, they are caused by an involuntary spasm or contraction of the diaphragm and the quick closing of the vocal chords which causes that «hic» sound.

This is caused by a spasm of the blood vessels in the nipple.

Cold temperatures can cause blood vessel spasms in breastfeeding women, limiting blood flow to the nipple.

When he was 7 months old he started having seizures and we took him into hospital and they did brain scans which showed he has infantile spasms epilepsy caused by brain scarring from hypoglycaemia from not feeding properly in his first days of life.

The cause would seem to be a spasm of the blood vessels in the nipple (when the nipple is white), followed by relaxation of these blood vessels (when the nipple returns to its normal colour).

Whatever the cause, they are painful muscle spasms that can jar you and your partner awake and keep you awake until they release and you calm down.

Some researchers claim colic is caused when newborns swallow excess air when eating while others insist it is the result of digestive systems going into spasms as they begin to work.

These spasms may cause pee to leak from the penis.

While no one really knows what causes those painful spasms in your legs, it's a good bet that carrying around all that pregnancy weight (especially this week!)

The spasms can be sudden and shocking and a weird excruciating pain that you would never expect a baby to cause.

This can cause welts on the skin, itching, lung spasms, or a sudden drop in blood pressure.

Dear Abby: I was born with a rare disorder that causes me to have spasms.

Just as you're ready to drift off to dreamland you may feel a painful spasm in your calves — though no one is quite sure what causes the pain (or why it's worse at night).

The study also discovered that microscopic spasms in capillaries occur, albeit with lower frequency, during normal brain function, too, suggesting that one problem caused by epilepsy is that seizures drive these vasospasms to abnormal levels.

It classically happens between three and 12 days and it's not really clear why the arteries spasm, but it's a major cause of morbidity.

Pål Stenmark's research group also studies the botulinum neurotoxins, which are similar to the tetanus toxin, but causes paralysis instead of spasms and cramping.

Small quantities of malaoxon seem to be harmless to people, but high doses can cause headaches, cramps, frothing of the mouth and nose, muscle spasms, and coma.

Johns Hopkins researchers, working with mice, say they have identified a chemical compound that reduces the risk of dangerous, potentially stroke - causing blood vessel spasms that often occur after the rupture of a bulging vessel in the brain.

An added benefit is that MenAfriVac ® also boosts protective immune responses to tetanus, a painful bacterial disease that can cause involuntary muscle tightening and spasms sometimes strong enough to fracture bones and even cause death.

Asthma is a respiratory condition where spasms in the air pathways of the lungs cause difficulty breathing; usually triggered by an allergy or sensitivity in the environment.

Symptoms may include difficulty inserting a tampon (since the muscles are contracted), an overactive bladder (caused by muscle spasms), pain during or after a bowel movement, feeling like your partner is «hitting a wall» during sex, and trouble reaching orgasm (again, due to contracted muscles).

However, she suggests staying far away from other drugs like vaginal valium or benzodiazepines since side effects, such as constipation or muscle spasms caused by withdrawal, may actually make your symptoms worse.

We've all experienced the familiar spasm of a hiccup — often at the most inappropriate moments — yet remarkably little is know about its causes.

On the flip side, low levels of various electrolytes can lead to imbalances that cause changes in heartbeat, muscle spasms, digestive issues, dizziness, and more.

Sciatica can also be caused by tense muscles or muscle spasms, and turmeric can help in relaxing those muscles.

It's thought that diverticula are formed by spasms that take place in the colon; this extra pressure may cause weaker parts of the intestinal wall to bulge out.

Menstrual pain is generally due to the overproduction of inflammatory chemicals called prostaglandins, which cause your uterus to get all up in a bunch with spasms and pain.

Sometimes the nerves send very strong impulses causing the cramping spasms typical of irritable bowel.»

All oils cause inflammation and increase arterial pressures including coronary artery (in the heart) spasm especially in women and can bring on chest pain or worse.

Lack of Magnesium can cause a myriad of ailments from damage to your liver and kidneys, osteoporosis, mood swings, insomnia and what people notice most, muscle cramps and spasms.