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 ...

Malignant hyperthermia is a potential side effect or complication that may arise in patients who have received general anesthesia. This adverse event typically occurs during surgery and other invasive ...

It may start as something we’re all familiar with: tiny spasms around your eyelid. “When you’re tired or stressed and you get fluttering under your eye or eyelid and it’s really annoying,” says Sharon ...

image: CaV1.3 calcium channels were widely expressed in the spinal cord from early development in mice. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Apr. 15, 2019, issue of Science ...

Celine Dion canceled the remainder of her world tour in order to deal with this rare neurological condition. Here’s what we know. By Nicole Stock Pop superstar Celine Dion announced Friday that she ...

Causes of back spasms range from poor posture or minor muscle strains to underlying health conditions like osteoarthritis. Lifestyle changes and home remedies can help to relieve symptoms, along with ...

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Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurological disorder that involves muscle spasms and rigidity. Heightened sensitivity to touch, noise, emotional distress, and other stimuli can trigger symptoms ...