An overactive muscle usually means the muscle is short, tight, and strong, and underactive muscle is long and weak. An overactive muscle near the joint pulls the limb towards its direction. This can happen in bad posture, weak core strength, poor exercise technique, repetitive motion, lack of neuromuscular efficiency, trauma, etc. Overactive muscle cause cramps, stiffness, myalgia, which can be due to caffeine intake, vitamin deficiency, metabolic disorders, etc.
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I have lower back pain and inward curvature of spine. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, For the past two years, I have experienced lower back pain coupled with what I think to be an abnormal inward curvature of my spine. I recently went to a pediatrician and the doctor brushed it off saying there is nothing wrong with my spine. No one believes me even though I have showed... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The cause of your back pain is overactive erector spine muscles. These muscles support the back in all the activities. Due to a reduction in their flexibility, they are not able to take up high impact activities like running or jumping, while the low impact activities l... Read Full »
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