Ask your doctor for a ten's unit. It helps me. It elctrical shock treatement for the back. plus meds.

Learning proper stretches for your back and strenghtening your back and abs will be a huge help!

Muscle relaxers will be helpful on a short term basis however, it will make you very sleepy.
Also anti-inflammatory meds will help reduce the pain as well.

I take 3 valium per day they are only 2mgs each and I find them very helpful. Also a hot water bottle helps, ice causes me more pain.

Good luck.

Yes, icy hot naturals, helps temporarily. but what really worked for me was the steroidal shots I got from my pain management doctor.

Heating pad on wet washcloth (put the heating pad in a plastic bag if you don't have a waterproof one.
TENS units work if it's more severe. SOMA is a great med for that but effects other meds, driving, and balance (depending on how much you take).
Make sure you are getting enough potassium. But watch those pills because the body does store it, it doesn't flush out when you get too much (as with most other vitamins) so it can build to toxic levels. I eat a banana every morning and night. Keeps muscles from cramping and potassium at a good level naturally.
Also make sure you drink plenty of water and that your electrolytes are in good supply.

muscle spasms twitching shaking etc see web for candida or yeast infection this is diet for life magnesium is fundamental in neuro transmision candida does not digest it ferments destroying magnesium and all nutrients as well and this is a cause of any disease apart from chemicals and dangerous radiation etc whole world is candidaly infected without even knowing it fermentation creates ethanol and rot that rot feeds body cells then whole body gets inflamed it is grossly overlooked cancer should be renamed to human body mushrooms and truffles as it is fungal product you cant cure or operate wrong diet

hot pad and streching on regular basis does help....do try tht

I take baclofen, a muscle relaxant that stopped the spasms. It doesnt make me sleepy, and I take it 2x a day. I also take an anti-inflammatory, arthrotec, and it helps with pain too.

O yeah!! I use Tramadol a non narcotic muscle spasm medication. And I use it for my lumbar. Tens unit would be great, how do I get my hands on one of those

I am constantly getting muscle cramps in my feet, calves, ankles, neck, shoulders and around the ribs. The gp just put me on magnesium tablets. I cant make any sudden movements or do anything that requires too much strenuous activity as i will just seize up. Standing for a long time also causes this

if you dont control candida magnesium would be wasted see my comment above and others on topix pain forum