What causes muscle spasm.

What Causes Muscle Spasms?

your diet is somewhat poor, which means you might be taking in too much sodium and not enough key electrolytes like magnesium or potassium

you experience poor blood circulation (you might have cold hands or feet or a purple/blueish color in your toes and fingers)

you have spasms after holding a position for a long time or sitting down for long periods with bad posture (which might affect your lower back or neck)

you’re dehydrated, possibly from working out in the heat without drinking enough water or from drinking alcohol

you’ve been exercising and putting lots of pressure on your leg muscles, especially your feet and calf muscles

you tend to skip warming up or stretching before exercise and don’t properly stretch afterward

you’ve just finished long-distance exercising, such as running or cycling, which causes muscle fatigue and possibly electrolyte imbalance

you were recently injured, especially around your spinal cord, lower back or or neck, which might have caused nerves to become pinched

you’re currently pregnant — spasms are more common in pregnant women, plus a calcium deficiency can sometimes cause pregnant women to have muscle cramping

you’re expecting to get your menstrual cycle soon

you take medications that are diuretics (causing you to lose water/fluids) that affect your blood pressure or treat high cholesterol (statins)

you have an existing medical condition, such as diabetes, liver disease or thyroid disorder, that affects fluid levels

If you experience muscle spasms more and more frequently and the lifestyle changes above don’t help resolve them, talk to your doctor about having some tests done to make sure there’s not a lurking chronic disorder that’s causing your pain.