Muscle spasm vs Muscle Twit..

How do you tell the 2 apart? I can see my ligaments or muscle move up and down all over my body which you can see through the skin, which would it be? I'm scared that i might have Lou Gehrig disease in its early stages.

Muscle spasms are usually much more intense and they have a considerable amount of pain to them. To get rid of a muscle spasm, the best thing to do is to lightly massage the muscle or muscles that hurt the most. Using a up and down motion with your hands, if you are able to get to them that is.

As for a muscle twitch, generally there isn't any pain to them. A finger or a toe might jump but that's about it.

As for you worrying if you have early stages of Lou Gehrig's disease, talk to you family phyiscian about this. Journal how often you experience your spasms and twiches and keep track of how long they last. This will help you and your doctor to determine and possibly rule out a few things that would cause this. It may be something simple yet it may be something serious. Have a serious chat with your doctor and your mind should be put to ease.

Good luck to you and I hope I was somewhat helpful. Hope you feel better soon!

I have a failed back and trust me when I tell you that if it was a spasm you would know. They hurt like hell.

I have horrible muscle spasms and have had to be medicated in the past for them. Massage has helped solve the problem for now.