Muscle spasm

Muscle spasms or involuntary hypertonicity are unintentional and painful muscle contractions.

Symptom recognition
Muscle spasms are not considered a diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS, but have been found to occur in people with ME/CFS.

Possible causes
Muscle spasms can occur as a result of many different illnesses including:
 * ME/CFS
 * Gulf War Illness

Treatments
The Canadian Consensus Criteria suggests treating muscle spasms in ME/CFS with:
 * Heat, both general and local heat
 * Baclofen

Learn more

 * Muscle spasm - drugs.com