Many report a constant underlying muscle tension as if their body is perpetually braced. ‘During acute spasms, patients have likened the sensation to severe cramping or their muscles being ...

Minor muscle spasming can occur due to health conditions like nutrient deficiencies. More severe twitching can be a symptom of serious health conditions, including those affecting the nervous system.

Though many people experience muscle twitching, it's often incorrectly identified as a muscle spasm. While both are involuntary contractions of a muscle, muscle spasms and muscle twitching aren't ...

A leg cramp is a sudden, uncontrolled contraction of a muscle. This can occur elsewhere in the body, but is most commonly experienced in the lower extremities. Leg cramps or spasms are unpredictable ...

Myofascial pain syndrome is not the same as a back muscle spasm, although it does involve spasm, as described below. Left untreated, myofascial pain is often experienced as a recurring cycle of spasm, ...

Painful tonic spasms are brief recurrent episodes of increased muscle tone and abnormal posturing that can affect one or more limbs at a time. They can be extremely debilitating if not identified ...

Continuous shortwave diathermy can help to relieve pain and muscle spasm, resolve inflammatory states and reduce swelling, promote vasodilation, increase the compliance of connective tissue, increase ...

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a neurological disorder manifested by twitching on one side of the face due to involuntary contractions of the eyelid and other facial muscles. It usually begins gradually ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dr. Roach: I’ve had muscle spasms and cramping in my lower legs and feet for quite some time. It almost always happens when ...