Every now and then I get a moment of extreme pain that stops me in my tracks, like a major muscle spasm, sometimes in my upper body area, lasting maybe 30 seconds or more before disappearing completely. I am a 67 year old female who is overweight and out of shape. What are these mini attacks ?
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. As per your age and history, it appears more of a sodium imbalance leading to sudden spasm of the muscles in the upper body all of a sudden. Doing regular light exercises for 30 minutes for upper body and lower body will help improve the electrolyte imbalance and reduce the spasm. In my clinical experience most patients in aging respond well to physical therapy and exerciseRegardsJay In Chat Doctor.