We've all been there before. Running along the basketball court or swimming across the pool, when, all of a sudden, we experience a sharp pain in our foot or leg. Muscle cramps are common, affect ...

World-renowned singer Celine Dion shared a vulnerable moment of her experience with stiff-person syndrome in a raw scene in the new documentary “I Am: Celine Dion.” The film, released Tuesday on Prime ...

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a rare movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions on one side of the face. It typically starts with painless but annoying twitching around one eye. Over ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Accommodative spasm caused by head trauma can be treated with correction of the resulting refractive error, said Aki Kawasaki, MD. Dr. Kawasaki discussed the signs, symptoms and ...

A spasm is an involuntary tightening of muscle in your body. It often causes intense pain. This pain can last for minutes, hours, or days after the muscle relaxes and the spasm subsides. Spasms can ...

(CBS News) Smoking marijuana may provide relief from multiple sclerosis symptoms, a new study suggests. People with MS who smoked pot reported less pain and spasticity - or muscle tightness - but it ...

Feeling a muscle spasm in your abdomen can be a mildly annoying experience — or a downright painful one. In many cases, abdominal muscle spasms can be prevented by making changes in your eating and ...

Esophageal spasms are painful, abnormal muscle contractions that occur within the esophagus. The esophagus is a narrow, muscular tube that transports food and drink to the stomach. It’s about 10 ...

LONG survival of patients with complete severance of the spinal cord is rarely encountered in civilian life. During the recent world conflict, however, the high incidence of casualties from ...