COPING WITH…Muscle cramps
Woman's Weekly Living Series|February 2021
They’re rarely serious but painful enough to demand instant solutions, says Dr Melanie Wynne-Jones
Dr Melanie Wynne-Jones
COPING WITH…Muscle cramps

Our skeletal (voluntary) muscles move our bodies; internally, ‘smooth’ (involuntary) muscles keep things moving inside our organs. Muscles are designed to contract (shorten) and relax, but sometimes they go into spasm, producing pain and acidic changes that can leave a lingering soreness. If they are recurrent, cramps need checking out.

Skeletal muscles

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