The patient presents to the emergency department with muscle spasms in the back. What types of injury would the nurse recognize can result in muscle spasm? (Select all that apply.)
A) Overstretching a muscle
B) Wrenching a joint
C) Tearing a tendon or ligament
D) Breaking a bone
E) Exercising too vigorously.
A, B, C
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Muscle spasms often result from injury to the musculoskeletal system (e.g., overstretching a muscle, wrenching a joint, tearing a tendon or ligament). These injuries can cause violent and painful involuntary muscle contractions. Breaking a bone or exercising would not cause muscle spasms unless one of the other options was involved.
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