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  1. Muscle cramp - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Mar 7, 2023 · Overview A muscle cramp is a sudden, unexpected tightening of one or more muscles. Sometimes called a charley horse, a muscle cramp can be very painful. Exercising or working hard, …

  2. Performance-enhancing drugs: Know the risks - Mayo Clinic

    Jun 27, 2023 · Helps build muscle. Causes features such as facial hair and a deeper voice. The anabolic steroids used by athletes are often forms of testosterone made in a lab. Some people use anabolic …

  3. Myasthenia gravis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Aug 22, 2025 · This causes muscle weakness. Myasthenia gravis also may happen if antibodies block proteins such as muscle-specific receptor tyrosine kinase, also called MuSK, or lipoprotein-related …

  4. Creatine - Mayo Clinic

    Strength, muscle size and performance. Creatine supplement use might help an athlete do more work during repeated short bursts of high-intensity exercise, such as lifting weights or sprinting. Creatine …

  5. Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks - Mayo Clinic

    Jul 21, 2025 · Very rarely, statins can cause life-threatening muscle damage called rhabdomyolysis (rab-doe-my-OL-ih-sis). Rhabdomyolysis can cause extreme muscle pain, liver damage, kidney failure, …

  6. Peripheral neuropathy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Motor nerves that control muscle movement. Autonomic nerves that control functions such as blood pressure, sweating, heart rate, digestion and bladder function. Symptoms of peripheral neuropathy …

  7. Ataxia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Jan 30, 2024 · Ataxia describes poor muscle control that causes clumsy movements. It can affect walking and balance, hand coordination, speech and swallowing, and eye movements. Ataxia usually …

  8. Myofascial pain syndrome - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Jan 5, 2024 · Muscle relaxers. Clonazepam (Klonopin) and other medicines called benzodiazepines help treat the anxiety and poor sleep that sometimes come with myofascial pain syndrome. These …

  9. Sprains - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Oct 27, 2022 · Mild sprains can be successfully treated at home. Severe sprains sometimes require surgery to repair torn ligaments. The difference between a sprain and a strain is that a sprain injures …

  10. Movement disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    May 30, 2024 · There are many types of movement disorders that cause different symptoms. For example, dystonia causes muscle contractions that lead to twisting of the body. Another movement …