Muscle twitches, often experienced as sudden, involuntary movements in the muscles, are common yet can raise concerns for some individuals. These small, rapid contractions, medically known as ...

Anxiety may sometimes cause any of your muscles to start twitching. It may be caused by neurotransmitters being released. Treating anxiety is the best way to prevent anxiety twitching. Twitching is ...

Ever sit in a chair and feel twitching in your eye? Or maybe your calf muscle. You may suffer from benign fasciculation syndrome. Dr. Jerry Fleishman of Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center talks ...

While sitting still at your desk or watching TV, you sense a feeling of muscular discomfort in your arm or leg. It’s not quite a charley horse, but you can see your skin pulsating involuntarily, as if ...

Hypnic jerks, also known as hypnagogic jerks or “sleep starts,” are involuntary muscle contractions that some people experience as they fall asleep. They may feel like muscle twitches. Hypnic jerks ...

You’re sitting at your computer when it starts — that annoying flutter in your eyelid that feels like a tiny butterfly trapped under your skin. Most of the time, eye twitching is harmless and goes ...