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Results 1 - 10 of 162 for spasm
  1. Hand or foot spasms 
    Spasms are contractions of the muscles of the hands, thumbs, feet, or toes. Spasms are usually brief, but they can be severe ... Cramps or spasms in the muscles often have no clear cause. Possible causes of hand or foot spasms include: Abnormal levels ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003194.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Esophageal spasm 
    Esophageal spasms are abnormal contractions of the muscles in the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. These spasms do not move food effectively to the stomach.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000289.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Coronary artery spasm 
    ... blood and oxygen to the heart. Coronary artery spasm is a brief, sudden narrowing of one of ... The spasm often occurs in coronary arteries that have not become hardened due to plaque buildup. However, it also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000159.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Charley horse 
    ... horse is the common name for a muscle spasm or cramp. Muscle spasms can occur in any muscle in the body, ... in the leg. When a muscle is in spasm, it contracts without your control and does not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002066.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Caring for muscle spasticity or spasms 
    Muscle spasticity, or spasms, causes your muscles to become stiff or rigid. It can also cause exaggerated, deep tendon reflexes, like a knee- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000063.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Eyelid twitch 
    An eyelid twitch is a general term for spasms of the eyelid muscles. These spasms happen without your control. The eyelid may repeatedly ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000756.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Urge incontinence 
    ... difficult to delay. The bladder then squeezes, or spasms, and you may lose urine. ... of when you lose urine because of bladder spasms. Then you relearn the skills you need to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001270.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Aicardi syndrome 
    ... and 5 months. The condition causes jerking (infantile spasms), a type of childhood seizure. Aicardi syndrome may ... missing Female sex Seizures (typically beginning as infantile spasms) Sores on the retina (retinal lesions) or optic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001664.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Coronary artery spasm (image) 
    Coronary artery spasm is a temporary constriction of an artery in the heart. The spasm can slow or stop blood flow through the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18130.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Facial tics 
    A facial tic is a repeated spasm, often involving the eyes and muscles of the face. ... Tics may involve repeated, uncontrolled spasm-like muscle movements, ... Squinting Repeated throat clearing or grunting may also be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001410.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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