抽筋的学名叫肌肉痉挛,是一种肌肉自发的强直性收缩。发生在小腿和脚趾的肌肉痉挛最常见,发作时常常疼痛难忍,尤其是半夜抽筋时往往把人痛醒,严重影响睡眠。抽筋最易发生在休息时有时,腿部肌肉疼痛常被误认为是腿部抽筋,但其实两者之间的差别是很大的。比如,持续肌肉疼痛(并非腿部抽筋)可能是调血脂药他汀类药物的罕见副 Cramps scientific name is muscle spasm, is a muscle spontaneous tonic contraction. Occur in the calf and toes muscle spasms are the most common, often painful attacks, especially in midnight cramps tend to wake people, seriously affecting sleep. Cramps most likely to occur at rest sometimes, leg muscle pain often mistaken for leg cramps, but in fact the difference between the two is great. For example, persistent muscle pain (not leg cramps) may be a rare side effect of statins that modulate blood lipid levels