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 ...

Dr. Alice Holland DPT is the director for Stride Strong Physical Therapy, a specialized runner’s physical therapy clinic located in Sellwood. For more info on Stride Strong, click here. What causes ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - When you have a muscle spasm, you know it. But do you know why it happens? A muscle spasm is a painful, involuntary movement or contraction of a muscle. Skeletal muscles are ...

You're in the middle of your squat reps — weight in hand — and just like that, a charley horse causes your calf muscle to go rogue. When this type of muscle spasm or cramp hits, there is no mistaking ...

Bananas are often toted as a remedy for cramps, but do they really help with these painful muscle spasms? Here's what the ...

Q: Hi, I have a question about running injuries or related injuries. I am trying to train for a 5k and I keep having a great deal of difficulty with muscle spasms and pain in my neck. At one time ...

We wince when we see it on playing fields or in the gym, where athletes push every muscle in their bodies to excel. But even weekend warriors mowing the lawn can experience this problem. Invariably, ...

Intravenous dantrolene, which interferes with the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, resulting in muscle relaxation, [46] has been reported to be effective in relieving muscle ...

D A L L A S, March 14 -- If stress or injury has your muscles in a bind, a shot of poison may relieve the stiffness. Botox, or botulinum toxin, the poison produced from the bacteria that causes food ...

Woman gets debilitating spasms, but rat senses them. June 1, 2011— -- Dani Moore of Hesperia, Calif., owes much of what she can do in her life to a rat. The rat, named Hiyo Silver, has the unique ...