A spasm is an involuntary tightening of muscle in your body. It often causes intense pain. This pain can last for minutes, hours, or days after the muscle relaxes and the spasm subsides. Spasms can ...

A neck spasm occurs when the muscles in a person’s neck contract involuntarily. A person may be able to treat symptoms of a neck spasm with exercise and home remedies. A neck spasm caused by the ...

Although muscle spasms are usually short lived and aren’t serious, they can be painful. Stretching can be particularly helpful at relieving a muscle spasm. Other home treatments like massage, using ...

Neck tension refers to neck pain that develops when the muscles in the neck cannot relax. This can lead to soreness, muscle spasms, and headaches. There are various causes, ranging from joint issues ...

‌Hemifacial spasm is a disorder of the nerves and muscles that causes nonpainful involuntary twitching on one side of the face. Many people refer to hemifacial spasms as lip muscle spasms. Hemifacial ...