If you’re feeling stiff down one side of your neck or it’s hard to turn your head, you may have neck muscle spasms. Home remedies are available, but these spasms typically go away after a day or two. Most times,neck painhappens alongside upper back and arm pain. This pain may feel...
Muscle spasms that feel like electric shocks happen to the young and old alike, and they can be caused by a variety of conditions and circumstances. However, for middle-aged women who are nearing the end of their fertile years and still in physical tip-top shape, the most common cause is...
Age-related night-time muscle stiffness. Muscle pain linked to nutrient deficiency (vitamin D, essential amino acids...). Fibromyalgia pain. Muscle spasms. Pain from trauma. Neuropathic pain of unknown origin. Other related problems: varicose veins, venous insufficiency, aches, elongation, tears,...
The problem is that the nervous system essentially “over reacts” to even microscopic areas of scar tissue, by keeping the muscle in a shortened, inflamed, and usually painful state. The inflammation process is the first stage of healing and by keeping the muscle short, the nervous system is...
This technique is used on ‘trigger points’ within muscles and tissues. Trigger points are hyper-irritable spots that can feel like a knot under the skin, where a muscle and nerve meet potentially leading to spasms. Pain signals to the brain are interrupted during the treatment and this encou...
In May, Celine canceled her Courage World Tour due to the rare neurological disorder, which can cause painful muscle spasms and stiffness. "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again," the 55-year-old wrote on Instagram at the time. "I'm working really h...
Dr. Kim, who is also a certified acupuncturist, said he performs cupping to help relieve his patients' neck and back pain or chronic muscle spasms. Other practitioners may use it to treat fatigue or respiratory conditions, he said. When done right, cupping is fairly painless and safe. The ...
In May, Celine canceled her Courage World Tour due to the rare neurological disorder, which can cause painful muscle spasms and stiffness. "I'm so sorry to disappoint all of you once again," the 55-year-old wrote on Instagram at the time. "I'm working really hard to build back my...