A new study in Britain says that a marijuana extract appears to reduce the painful muscle stiffness suffered by people who have multiple sclerosis. Over 90% of people who have MS suffer from muscle stiffness during the time they have the disease. Muscle stiffness reduces their mobility, daily routines are interfered with and it affects how they sleep. Often times current treatments do not fully relieve muscle stiffness symptoms and many patients with MS must try other alternative therapies, one of... 

On muscle cramps At irregular intervals, seemingly out of the blue, Jack gets a muscle cramp that is a killer. This, despite a regular program of aerobic exercises. You might ask: Where do these attacks come from, and what are the possible avenues of prevention available? Muscle cramps, sometimes called spasms, can bother even the most fit of athletes. The causes are varied and in many cases not at all well understood. Some of the possibilities include low sugar in the blood, poor conditioning, pushing...