What are muscle fasciculations?
Muscle fasciculationsĀ I am involuntary contractions and repeated muscle fibers.Ā Those affected experience a sensation that is often described as mild subcutaneous 'tremor' in one or more areas of the body which is uncontrollable. The contraction is visible and recognizable from the outside and can affect any muscle district.Ā In particular:
- facial muscles;
- eyelids;
- arts;.
This phenomenonĀ has a duration of a few seconds up to a few minutes, and then repeat themselves several times during the day. They usually appear isolated and, only if they are part of a more significant clinical picture, can they be associated with other symptoms, such as:
- paresthesia;
- cramps;
- numbness of the limbs;
- feeling of stiffness;
- motor difficulties.
Muscle fasciculations: causes
The fasciculations are presentedĀ more soĀ as a sporadic event in the patient's life, without there being a real reason to trigger them.
One of the most common causes of fasciculations is benign fasciculation syndrome, a disorder of unknown cause characterized by the sole appearance of fasciculations at regular intervals of a small group of muscle fibers, visible and felt by the subject asĀ sudden spasms of the subcutaneous muscle.
Sometimes, in addition to this characteristic symptom, mild cramps or muscle spasms may appear. It can last for an indefinite period of time, interspersed with periods of complete remission. If no other external problems arise, benign fasciculation syndrome does not worsen over time and in most cases resolves spontaneously. It is a relatively common condition, affecting approximately 3% of the population.
In addition to sporadic fasciculations of short duration and benign fasciculation syndrome, which represent the vast majority of cases, other possible causes must be sought in pathological conditions, sometimes very serious, which can be:
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS,
- AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS),
- CHRONIC COMPRESSIONS AND ENTRAPMENTS OF A NERVE,
- HERNIATED DISCS,
- ANGER,
- ANXIETY
- STRESS
- SYRINGOMYELIA,
- POLIOMYELITIS,
- FIBROMYALGIA,
- DRUG ADDICTION,
- ALCOHOLISM,
- SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUG,
- THYROID DYSFUNCTIONS (HYPOTHYROIDISM OR HYPERTHYROIDISM),
- ALLERGIES,
- CELIAC DISEASE,
- HYPERVENTILATION SERIOUS,
- MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.
Muscle fasciculations: treatment
In most cases, the patient who comes to the clinic only needs to be reassured about the benignity of the disorder. If the fasciculations are due to more complex diseases, it will be necessary to make a precise diagnosis and a targeted treatment for that particular disease.
Percussive Therapy: How to Relieve Muscle Fasciculations
Percussive therapy is an excellent method of prevention and home remedy for those who suffer from muscle fasciculations.
In fact, having a massage gun at home helps to relieve muscle pain and to "loosen" muscle contractures and classic muscle spasms.
A massage gun forĀ fasciculationsĀ can help to address the problem, both through the action of percussion therapy and stimulates circulation bringing various benefits to the area, both because it is precisely the direct effect of this type of electric massager that releases some self-regulating substances into our body that are able to produce an invigorating effect and combat daily stress.
TheĀ innovative TopMet products are capable, even with a session of a few minutes, of reducing the annoying pain that accumulates on parts of the body very delicate and sensitive due to a bad posture or because of theanxiety and of the stress.
With a simple and intuitive device you canĀ relieve the phenomenon of muscle fasciculationsĀ and get back to living. The massage gun is the tool you were looking for to fight this pathology.