The spasm in Marcelo's column was similar to the famous "bad path"; understand | Welfare

In general, according to the "wrong way", it hurts a lot and is scary, but there is no reason to worry much about a person without previous illness. This is the badessment of Ricardo Munir Nahas, sports doctor, orthopedic and head of the sports medicine center of the 9 Julho Hospital (SP).

When Marcelo left the field, CBF revealed that it was a "spasm in the spine", an involuntary contraction of the muscle.

The orthopedic explains that, due to the characteristic of spasm, the event resembles the famous "bad mood" – a common condition in areas that are very active for movement, such as areas of the neck and lumbar areas. With proper treatment, says Nahas, recovery begins to occur in two days.

Why does bad behavior occur?

In the "wrong way", explains Nahas, the muscle contracts to protect the joint. "It's a warning for the movement to be interrupted, you can not move, you can not play, that's when people are trampling, they can no longer turn the spine …" [19659006] The wrong way can happen, according to the specialist, in situations where the brain sends two simultaneous and contradictory commands to the muscle in a short time.

In this kind of bad way, the case can be more serious, with the breaking of the muscle.

Medications control pain, but rest is needed

There is not much to avoid this kind of spasm, which can happen with one or the other . "Unless it's repeated, in the case of an office, for example, you have to look at the furniture," he says.

The treatment is done with a pain control: a muscle relaxant, an badgesic or an anti-inflammatory relieves immediate discomfort – as it was done with Marcelo as soon as the pain appeared.