They're often related to stress or anxiety. Although most twitches go away in a few days and are nothing to worry about, some twitches can be caused by nerve problems or other medical conditions. Let your doctor know if:. Getting enough sleep, avoiding too much caffeine, and eating healthy foods like lots of fruits and vegetables , can help prevent some muscle twitches.
Symptoms of spasticity can vary from being mild stiffness or tightening of muscles to painful and uncontrollable spasms. Pain or tightness in joints is also common in spasticity. It is important to seek medical care when spasticity is experienced for the first time with no known cause, the spasticity is worsening and becoming more frequent, pain is experienced due to stiff joints and muscles or the condition is preventing performance of everyday tasks.
Begin by contacting your primary care doctor , who may refer you for further testing or physical therapy. Due to the varying degrees of spasticity, diagnosis may not be so simple. A physical examination with neurological testing will be done to test for spasticity and the severity of it. Imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging MRI can provide more information on the source of spasticity and the extent of the damage that has caused it.
Fortunately, there are several treatment options for spasticity and patients usually undergo more than one treatment at a time. If you've ever been awakened in the night or stopped in your tracks by a sudden charley horse, you know that muscle cramps can cause severe pain. Though generally harmless, muscle cramps can make it temporarily impossible to use the affected muscle.
Long periods of exercise or physical labor, particularly in hot weather, can lead to muscle cramps. Some medications and certain medical conditions also may cause muscle cramps. You usually can treat muscle cramps at home with self-care measures. Most muscle cramps develop in the leg muscles, particularly in the calf.
Besides the sudden, sharp pain, you might also feel or see a hard lump of muscle tissue beneath your skin. Muscle cramps usually disappear on their own and are rarely serious enough to require medical care. However, see your doctor if your cramps:.
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