That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance., A device, usually of iron bent at the ends, used to hold together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.; a cramp iron., A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc., A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape., A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, as of the leg., To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder., To fasten or hold with, or as with, a cramp., to bind together; to unite., To form on a cramp; as, to cramp boot legs., To afflict with cramp., Knotty; difficult.
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You could say"My leg cramped" cramp means like a hurtful pain
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When a muscle cramp occurs, the muscle contracts forcibly and involuntarily and doesn't relax for the time the cramp lasts. The cramp can last from few seconds up to few minutes.
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You can also cramp during ovulation.
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Stop doing whatever activity triggered the cramp, Gently stretch and massage the cramping muscle, holding it in stretched position until the cramp stops, and Apply heat to tense/tight muscles, or cold to sore/tender muscles.
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Tendons and ligaments along with muscles, cramp due to low potassium.
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stitch get out, cramp try to swim it of!
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S. Cramp has written:
'The seabirds of Britain and Ireland'
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because the tongue is a muscle. Low iron causes the hemoglobin (what binds oxygen to red blood cells) to be low. This leads to the muscles not getting enough oxygen. When muscles do not get enough oxygen they tend to ache and cramp easily.
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No you can't. That is an urban myth. You can not get a cramp from eating before swimming.
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Cramp can mean a sharp muscular pain , or to confine in very close quarters.
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Stab the area of cramp with sharp object. Cramp leaves instantly
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A painful contraction of a muscle is a cramp or charley horse.
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The correct spelling is "cramp" and not "calf". The cramp is the involuntary contraction of the muscle and is usually very painful.
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Harold Cramp died on December 26, 1976, in San Diego, California, USA.
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The Cramp Twins - 2001 is rated/received certificates of:
USA:TV-Y7
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If you get a cramp while swimming, stop and float on your back. Gently stretch and massage the affected muscle. Avoid making sudden movements and stay calm until the cramp subsides.
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Some sources state that the berries of cramp bark are toxic and should not be eaten.
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When you experience a leg or muscle cramp, it is because the muscle has constricted or tightened up. The lump you are referring to is the muscle itself that has tightened up. When your muscle relaxes, the cramp goes away.
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There are no indications of any interactions between cramp bark and any other drug or herbal medicine.
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Viburnum opulus is a member of the Caprifoliaceae family.
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your ovaries don't have muscle so therefore do not cramp. what cramps is your uterus.
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Many women experience a small cramp during the pap smear. This cramping is short-lived.
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