Infectious agents can cause muscle twitching and spasms, too. The most commonly known is probably tetanus, which causes a phenomenon called lockjaw, where the neck and jaw muscles contract to the ...

Understanding how to heal piriformis syndrome quickly is important for anyone experiencing deep buttock pain, hip discomfort ...

Or perhaps it’s a muscle in your arm, your leg, or your foot that begins to spasm – sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes ...

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) causes the body to attack nerves, resulting in muscle weakness in the arms and legs. It often occurs due to underlying conditions such as small cell lung ...

Andie MacDowell is getting candid about her journey with hip pain—and receiving a surprising diagnosis that helped her feel better. During a January 23 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the ...

Walker Burger always loved baseball, but attending the games of his favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, used to be a physical challenge. In fact, every form of exercise was difficult. Burger, 35, has a ...

Musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause describes a range of bone, joint, and muscular changes that women may experience during and after the transition to menopause. The natural decreases in estrogen ...

MA-5 treatment comprehensively improves Barth syndrome pathology. In Barth syndrome models (left panel, A.), iPS cell-derived myoblasts show decreased mitochondrial function and increased endoplasmic ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that an oral drug called MA-5 can improve both heart and muscle problems in Barth syndrome, a rare genetic disorder affecting 1 in 300,000 births ...

Myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton syndrome both cause unusual muscle weakness but in different ways. In addition to slight differences in symptoms, they produce different diagnostic test results and ...

Zellweger syndrome is an inherited genetic condition affecting the nervous system and other bodily functions. Signs of the condition may be present from birth. The condition may also be known as ...