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What Could Cause A Severe Carpopedal Spasms ?

What can cause severe carpopedal spasms in a healthy college athlete?. She has severe spasms after her workout stops in hands and feet and it eventually moves up and down arms and into her face. Lots of tingling and she is not able to use arms or legs until the spasms stop which could be anywhere from a few minutes to hours.
Mon, 15 May 2017
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Hi there. Presence of repeated carpopedal spasms with tingling sensations as your daughter has been experiencing can be because of chronic hypocalcemia. This is a condition where there are low blood calcium levels. There are multiple causes to this, starting from low dietary intake of calcium, to drug interactions with anticonvulsants,endocrine disorders to certain familial syndromes or kidney disorders. So i suggest you get her blood checked.Other associated manifestations in the body which can occur are coarse hair, brittle nails, mood changes and dry skin. You might need to get her evaluated for her current problems from your doctors who can do the right tests so that any underlying problems can be ruled out and she receive the appropriate treatment. Thank you.
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What Could Cause A Severe Carpopedal Spasms ?

Hi there. Presence of repeated carpopedal spasms with tingling sensations as your daughter has been experiencing can be because of chronic hypocalcemia. This is a condition where there are low blood calcium levels. There are multiple causes to this, starting from low dietary intake of calcium, to drug interactions with anticonvulsants,endocrine disorders to certain familial syndromes or kidney disorders. So i suggest you get her blood checked.Other associated manifestations in the body which can occur are coarse hair, brittle nails, mood changes and dry skin. You might need to get her evaluated for her current problems from your doctors who can do the right tests so that any underlying problems can be ruled out and she receive the appropriate treatment. Thank you.