Guest guest Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Over the last week, I've developed a bizarre new problem: attacks (sometimes whole fusillades) of extremely brief muscle spasms in my left shoulder. Sometimes it's like a chain of fire crackers going off in rapid succession. Pretty much all my life I've been prone to torticollis, which is an enduring muscle spasm in the neck or shoulder that forms a knot and can last for days, but I've never had anything like this machine-gun spasm problem. I'm not even 100% sure it's a muscle spasm, though that seems like the best explanation. It doesn't necessarily happen when I'm doing anything strenuous, though that can be a trigger. Sometimes I'll just turn or move my arm and blammo -- a string of sometimes excruciating pains will shoot off as though something were grabbing nerves or muscle fibers and just magically wrenching them apart. Today, two of the many seemingly random triggers were taking a t-shirt off and carrying 55# of laundry up several flights of stairs. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this? Is there anything I can try? My working guess is that it has something to do with electrolyte deficiencies, as it's getting hot and humid and I sweat like, well, a giant sweaty sweat monster in weather like this, but I've been supplementing with potassium and magnesium and I must get plenty of calcium from dairy and other foods, so I'm kind of at a loss. TIA, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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