Muscles spasms or muscle crams is that awkward stiffening feeling associated with sudden over shortening or contraction of muscles and can be cured effectively with slow and gradual stretching.

Some times people have an awkward feeling of tightness in muscles of their back, neck arms, or legs. Sometimes, sports persons, athletes or the people involving in strenuous activities get cramps in their muscles. Both these forms are known as muscle spasms.

A muscle Spasm is an unexpected, sudden, abrupt involuntary contraction or over shortening of any single muscle or group of muscles. It can be also a temporary and sudden arise of emotion, energy. Generally it is characterized by sudden burst of unpleasant, painful sensation.

Every muscle in body is susceptible to muscle spasm, although it is more common in calf muscles or muscles at back or neck. When muscle spasm is witnessed by the body, muscle does not relax after sudden stiffening.