JUDY I HAD THOSE SPASMS REAL BAD WHEN TM FIRST HIT ME. I GET THEM NOW BUT VERY SELDOM. THE BANDING WAS HORRIBLE. I COULD FEEL THEM COMING ON LIKE EVERY 10 MINUTES. IT WOULD START AT T9 GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MY FEET AND MAKE MY FEET CURL UNDER. I STAYED IN BED MOST OF THE TIME. THIS WENT ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I TOOK VALIUM BACLOFEN AND STERIODS. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO GET OUT OF BED. I DID WENT TO PT AND THE POOL AND THAT IS WHAT HELPED ME. PAM