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muscle spasms

  1. bananabas

    Muscle spasms triggered by light gestures

    Hello! I discovered something recently, as many of you I have occasional muscle spasms. However, I discovered that I can trigger them very badly when doing very fine gestures with my fingers. For example, if I play with a grain of rice and I try to pass it from finger to finger as gently as...
  2. W

    Possible Stiff Person Syndrome

    I was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy after covid or the mrna vaccine. My burning and pain in my body( arms, legs, back, spine etc several body parts) matches the symptoms of it. However, I have got mobility issues too( problem with standing too long, could not walk more then 10 minutes...
  3. frozenborderline

    Does pneumonia cause generalized muscle pains and spasms? Or PEM?

    I have this in hospital during cci surgery recovery and my ability to move is suddenly way worse, pain and muscle spasms way worse, they're being unclear about whether the pneumonia is totally the problem It could be worsened tethered cord. But the pneumonia and low grade fever could maybe...