Muscle cramp describes an involuntary and sudden contraction of one or more muscles. It is generally harmless. However, muscle cramps can make it temporarily impossible to use the affected muscles.
Muscle cramp is when a muscle contracts involuntarily. The muscle gets tight and does not relax. Cramps may involve one or more muscles. The most commonly involved muscle groups are the following: 1) back of the lower leg, 2) back of the thigh, and 3) front of the thigh.
Muscle cramps often occur when a muscle is overused or injured. It is quite common. Working out without drinking enough fluids or with a low levels of minerals, such as potassium or calcium, can result in a higher risk of having a muscle spasm. Muscle cramps may occur while doing any kind of exercise. Muscle cramps can also triggered by alcoholism, hypothyroidism, medications, kidney failure, menstruation or pregnancy.
Muscle cramps normally do not need treatment. If a person has a cramp, stretching and massaging the affected area usually relieves the pain. Using a warm towel or heating pad on tense or tight muscles may also help. In order to avoid muscle cramps dehydration should be avoided. Drinking enough liquids every day and stretching the muscles before and after using any muscle for an extended period can prevent benign muscle cramps.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
Note: Your information will be kept anonymously.
Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
If you are logged in with your profile, you will be displayed the appropriate doctors in your area. Otherwise you can enter an address in the “address” field and you will be displayed a doctor’s list around that specified address.
You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
Click on “Book appointment” to start the online appointment booking process with the desired doctor.
Please select an available appointment. “Green“ appointments are booked directly. “Red“ appointments need to be confirmed by the doctor.
Enter your general personal and health information.
Enter your present medical symptoms.
Enter your mobile phone number to identify yourself and you can finalize the appointment booking.
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