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 ...

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is a promising strategy for reestablishing walking after spinal cord injury, recent studies show. But for patients suffering from muscle spasms, the ...

Actor Eric Dane is being transparent with his fans about his ALS diagnosis in his debut video, addressing his health struggle ...

A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 8 of Aging-US on August 9, 2025, titled "The myokine FGF21 associates ...

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 ...

Spasticity creates chronic muscle tightness and stiffness, which reduces overall mobility. If left unmanaged, spasticity may lead to complications, such as pain and frozen joints. Treatment for ...

Andres Albaladejo was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2023 His wife Carmen has become his primary caretaker at home and has been documenting the family's journey on TikTok When a ...

There are two classes of muscle relaxers. Antispasmodics reduce spasms by inhibiting signals in the brain, while antispastics affect the spinal cord and reduce muscle tightness and spasms. While ...

Eric Dane is opening up and being completely vulnerable with fans in his first video addressing his ALS diagnosis and a new ...

Just 3 disease-modifying treatments—edaravone, riluzole, and sodium phenylbutyrate and taurursodiol (PB/TURSO)—are currently FDA approved to slow progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a life-threatening neurodegenerative disorder with a two- to three-year median survival after the appearance of symptoms. ALS mainly affects upper and lower ...