Your brainstem hosts multiple cranial nerves. The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It controls your facial movements and expressions. The nerve fibers controlled by your facial nerve also ...

The euphoric rush is a culmination of nerve stimulation, muscle contractions and brain chemistry. ‘Rhythmic contractions of ...

I have been serving in the Navy since I was 18 years old. I went into active duty and served in the 80s, including a stint on a ship in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War in 1986. After active ...

Hemifacial spasms happen when a blood vessel puts excess pressure on a facial nerve, per the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). They can also be caused by external nerve ...

We've all been there before. Running along the basketball court or swimming across the pool, when, all of a sudden, we experience a sharp pain in our foot or leg. Muscle cramps are common, affect ...

You’re sitting at your computer when it starts — that annoying flutter in your eyelid that feels like a tiny butterfly trapped under your skin. Most of the time, eye twitching is harmless and goes ...