When menthol, the active ingredient concentrated in peppermint oil, reaches the small intestines, it can relax and soothe those spasms, he says. Peppermint oil has calming properties in more ways ...

Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is a rare disease that affects lower motor neurons, brain cells that provide muscles and glands with the nerves needed to function correctly. People with this ...

Your voice box (larynx) is right under your throat. It's made of cartilage and contains vocal cords that allow you to speak. Your pharynx is situated behind your larynx (voice box). (Photo Credit ...

I had very low expectations of this working. However, within seconds of holding the bar of soap against the spasm, it completely resolved. If I moved the soap away from my skin, the spasm would ...

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a rare movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions on one side of the face. It typically starts with painless but annoying twitching around one eye. Over ...

Charley horse is another name for a muscle spasm or muscle cramp. It’s marked by involuntary, uncomfortable, and sometimes painful muscle contractions that may last a few minutes. A charley ...

Heart Radio Breakfast co-host Jamie Theakston has announced he has been diagnosed with stage one laryngeal cancer. He said he "recently had an operation to remove a lesion from my vocal cords" and ...

A stoma is a hole (opening) made in the skin in front of your neck to allow you to breathe. It is at the base of your neck. Through this hole, air enters and leaves your windpipe (trachea) and lungs.