Muscle spasms throughout the body may be caused by the following reasons:
1. Non disease factors
Intense exercise: After full body exercise, the muscles throughout the body exert force, which may lead to lactate accumulation and cause muscle spasms throughout the body.
Environmental factors: When exposed to high temperatures, excessive sweating may cause electrolyte imbalances, leading to muscle spasms throughout the body; When the body is stimulated by cold, it can also lead to increased muscle excitability, which can cause muscle rigidity and contraction, leading to muscle spasms throughout the body.
Emotional fluctuations: When emotions are too excited, autonomic nervous system disorders may occur, leading to symptoms of generalized spasms.
Continuous rapid muscle contraction: The whole body is in a state of tension, the muscles contract too quickly, the relaxation time is too short, the local metabolic product lactate increases, and the contraction and relaxation of muscles are difficult to coordinate, leading to systemic spasms.
Overwork: Long term participation in heavy physical labor can lead to excessive physical exertion, producing a large amount of lactic acid, which stimulates muscles and may cause cramps throughout the body.
2. Disease factors
Epilepsy: During the acute phase of epilepsy, there may be symptoms of generalized spasms, mainly caused by excessive discharge of brain neurons.
Febrile convulsions: Commonly seen in infants and young children, accompanied by high fever, symptoms of limb convulsions or even whole body spasms may occur. High fever may lead to abnormal discharge of brain neurons.
Hypocalcemia: When the calcium ion content in the blood is low and does not reach normal levels, symptoms of systemic spasms may occur, mainly due to excessive calcium loss or insufficient calcium intake leading to increased excitability of muscle nerves.
Viral infections, such as tetanus, rabies, etc., if not vaccinated in a timely manner when exposed to the virus, may cause symptoms of generalized spasms. Tetanus is usually caused by infection with Clostridium tetani after being scratched by rust. Clostridium tetani secretes toxins after invading the human body, which may lead to sustained muscle rigidity and intermittent spasms throughout the body.
Neurosis: Patients may experience abnormal sensory disorders due to mental disorders and psychological suggestion, which can manifest as spasms in multiple muscles of the body, but specific organic changes are usually not seen during examination.
3. Other factors
Anemia, arterial stenosis, diabetes and other conditions may also cause muscle spasm in the whole body.
If there are symptoms of muscle spasms throughout the body, it is recommended to seek medical attention promptly so that doctors can diagnose and treat according to the specific situation.