Many of us have felt a muscle in some part of our body suddenly and involuntarily tighten, causing a twitch or even severe cramp. Muscle spasms are common and typically don’t signal a severe health ...

Tolperisone, a centrally-acting muscle relaxant, may treat symptoms of acute muscle spasms without the sleepiness and cognitive effects associated with other skeletal muscle relaxants, data from the ...

An estimated 80% of the population will suffer from lower back pain at some point. The good news is that preventing it is a lot easier than treating it ...

Ms. D’s muscle spasms were improved after administration of IV diazepam (Valium). In the critical care unit, Ms. D was observed closely for cardiopulmonary deterioration. Serial vital capacity ...

Q: For years, I’ve suffered severe muscle spasms all over my body. One cramp would begin, and I’d stretch the muscle to try to rid myself of it. No sooner would it start to relax than another would ...

After a recent ER shift, I was thinking about how often patients turn up due to acute low back pain. ERs across the country see more than 2.6 million visits annually for low back pain. One study ...