Though many people experience muscle twitching, it's often incorrectly identified as a muscle spasm. While both are involuntary contractions of a muscle, muscle spasms and muscle twitching aren't ...

Tweaked by a muscle twitch? From an uncontrollable fluttering eyelid to a pulsing calf muscle, these small, rapid involuntary muscle contractions may happen at any time — and can be annoying. A common ...

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You’re a real jerk if you do this in bed — literally. A Maryland doctor is sharing why people often twitch or experience the sensation that they’re falling just before they fall asleep. Taking to ...

Chorea-acanthocytosis is a rare genetic disorder of the nervous system. It causes involuntary jerks and twitches in the muscles, known as chorea, and star-shaped red blood cells, known as ...

Does your eye twitch frequently, or do you experience frequent headaches? It may be your body’s way of telling you that you’re low on magnesium.

Geisinger neurologists now use Botox to reduce spasms and ease pain associated with involuntary muscle movement problems. About 300,000 people in the U.S. suffer from some form of dystonia, a movement ...

Poor sleep, difficulty moving and injuries from hitting something accidentally are just some of the challenges faced by suffers of often-painful involuntary muscle spasms. However, a new study ...

Hemifacial spasms happen when a blood vessel puts excess pressure on a facial nerve, per the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). They can also be caused by external nerve ...

An irritating eyelid flutter might be more than just stress. Dr Saurabh Sethi, a Harvard-trained gastroenterologist, explains ...