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  • Twitching eyes and muscles

    NHS information about common causes of twitches in your eyes or muscles and advice about what to do.

  • Umbilical hernia repair

    A hernia is where an internal part of the body pushes through a weakness in the muscle or surrounding tissue wall. Umbilical hernias are in or near the belly button (navel).

  • Tics

    Tics are unintentional, fast and repetitive muscle movements. Find out how long they last, when to get medical advice and how they can be treated.

  • Temporomandibular disorder

    Read more about temporomandibular disorder (TMD), which is a problem affecting the chewing muscles and the joints between the lower jaw and the base of the skull.

  • Sprains and strains

    Sprains and strains are common injuries affecting the muscles and ligaments. Most can be treated at home without seeing a GP.

  • Polymyalgia rheumatica

    Find out about polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), a condition that causes pain, stiffness and inflammation in the muscles around the shoulders, neck and hips.

  • Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)

    Read about peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a common condition in which a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries restricts blood supply to leg muscles.

  • Osteopathy

    Osteopathy is a way of detecting, treating and preventing health problems by moving, stretching and massaging a person's muscles and joints.

  • Myositis (polymyositis and dermatomyositis)

    Find out more about myositis, the name for a group of rare conditions that cause muscle weakness.

  • Muscular dystrophy

    The muscular dystrophies (MD) are a group of inherited genetic conditions that gradually cause the muscles to weaken, leading to an increasing level of disability.