Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MDAn esophageal spasm occurs when the esophageal muscles contract abnormally. (These ...

Chronic back spasms may be the result of an underlying condition. If muscle spasms are particularly severe, they may stem ...

It’s important to treat both spasticity and muscle spasms. Severe, long-term spasticity can lead to muscle contracture, which can decrease your range of motion or leave the affected joints ...

By Gil Kaufman Celine Dion was so desperate to alleviate the pain from severe muscle spasms during her secret, nearly two-decade-long battle with the rare neurological and autoimmune disease Stiff ...

Two patients are presented with muscle spasms in an amputation stump. Neither patient experienced neuropathic pain nor phantom sensations, though phantom sensory phenomena, severe pain, and lack of ...

Stiff Person Syndrome is a rare neurological condition characterised by severe stiffness and muscle spasms, particularly in ...

HYPP is a genetic disease noted by mild to severe episodes of muscle spasms and trembling. HYPP links back to the Quarter Horse sire Impressive. Breeders should refrain from using any HYPP horses for ...

The use of magnesium has been described for the control of autonomic dysfunction, [23,24,25,26] muscle spasms, and rigidity [27,28,29] associated with severe tetanus in adults. Magnesium has ...

Objective: To describe the use of intravenous magnesium sulfate for the control of muscle spasms and severe generalized rigidity in a child with moderate to severe tetanus without the need for ...

Painful tonic spasms are brief recurrent episodes of increased muscle tone and abnormal posturing that can affect one or more limbs ... The second case is a 66-year-old-lady who had months of severe ...