Dr.Steven Ludwig answers the question: 'Muscle Spasms ... low back pain. Many people go to the emergency room each year because of a muscle strain. In fact, most episodes of acute lower back ...

In a CMAJ research letter, Norman Epstein described 8 patients with acute muscle spasm.1 The diagnosis appears to have been based on subjective measurements of range of motion and pain; Epstein did ...

Lowry will be reevaluated Tuesday after suffering an acute back spasm near the end of Monday's win in Brooklyn. This means that Lowry hasn't officially been ruled out of Tuesday's game against the ...

Naylor left Tuesday's game versus the Royals with an acute back spasm, Joe Noga of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Naylor went 1-for-4 but exited in the eighth inning, with Jhonkensy Noel ...

Many patients arrive in the emergency department with acute lumbar and cervical muscle spasm (focal dystonia) that occurs either spontaneously or secondary to nonimpact axial injuries (i.e., lifting ...

In a manner similar to tetanus, strychnine poisoning can also cause acute muscle spasms and back arching. Neoplastic lesions that invade or compress the paraspinal muscles and nerves can trigger ...

Why this is important:- Guidelines from many countries have said that muscle relaxants should be considered for shortterm use in people with low back pain when the paraspinal muscles are in spasm. The ...