hey cindyann_39 DANIEL HERE and these hugs are a prolonged spasm I beleive. I have these in my legs ALOT. I stretch and lay down. Sometimes it helps but I have learned to live with not being as active as I once was. I was not fortunate to know that I had this disease until some damage was done. Then I could not beleive it so I waited about eight years before any treatments. Of coarse with so many docs with conflicting results I had no choice. I take tramadol and muscle relaxers. The relaxers are something I can't get used to. I was very,very active. I guess accepting this is harder then it seems. Try going to your neuro(if any) and get a muscle test done to see if you have pinched nerves. Maybe he can Rx a relaxer that can actually work. Well I hope you feel better and GOD BLESS YOU LOTS!!! bye for now.