Oluseun Olufade, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at the Emory School of Medicine. Rest and changes in activity can help treat back spasms that cause lower back pain ...

An irritating eyelid flutter might be more than just stress. Dr Saurabh Sethi, a Harvard-trained gastroenterologist, explains that persistent eye twitching can indicate a need for attention. While ...

According to Dr Rema Malik, waking up regularly because of cramped legs is not simply sign of growing old, but may signify serious underlying vascular issues. Leg cramps are a fairly common experience ...

Courtney Southwick is a writer focusing on health, nutrition, and disease. She has been blogging for the past two years at CourtneySouthwick.com. She writes blogs and articles for online publications ...

Magnesium plays a crucial role in calming nerve activity and relaxing muscles. When levels drop, nerves can become overstimulated, leading to involuntary eyelid muscle spasms. Factors such as stress, ...

Doctors identify these movements as 'fasciculations', because they occur when individual nerve fibers, which control small muscle groups activate independently to produce brief muscle contractions.

Muscle cramps are the worst. Whether it's a side stitch during a run or a rogue "charley horse" that wakes you up at 3 in the morning, cramps can be incredibly painful and annoying. Cramps seem to ...

Magnesium supplements are everywhere—lined up on pharmacy shelves and promoted on wellness blogs and social media. Maybe you have a friend or family member who swears a daily tablet will help ...

Nial Wheate in the past has received funding from the ACT Cancer Council, Tenovus Scotland, Medical Research Scotland, Scottish Crucible, and the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance. He is a ...

The mysteries of muscle cramps abound. Affecting everyone from everyday runners to the the San Francisco 49ers and international soccer stars, most experts still ask what causes cramps and how we can ...

Vienna — The investigational monoclonal antibody trevogrumab was associated with lean mass preservation and greater loss of fat mass in people taking semaglutide, an interim trial data showed.

Muscle spasticity, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), can make everyday movements feel stiff, tight, and painful. Stretching is one way to help reduce some of that discomfort, improve ...