Muscle twitches fall into two main types. There’s myoclonus, where a whole muscle or group of muscles twitch or spasm. Then ...

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.

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MDMedically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Almost all of us will have experienced a fasciculation at one time or another. A fasciculation is simply a ...

After a grueling CrossFit workout on a hot Summer morning that involved kettlebell swings, goblet squats, and about 100 walking lunges, my lower body was toast. But what was weird was that my left ...

Q. What causes muscle twitches? They occur all over my body and drive me crazy. Can I take anything to alleviate them? A. Muscle twitching (the medical term is "fasciculation") is common and usually ...

Sometimes our bodies do odd things. A friend recently asked me about her twitchy eye, and my own eye muscles twitch once in a while. Have you ever wondered why? The medical term is blepharospasm, and ...

‌Hemifacial spasm is a disorder of the nerves and muscles that causes nonpainful involuntary twitching on one side of the face. Many people refer to hemifacial spasms as lip muscle spasms. Hemifacial ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Hypnic jerks are sudden muscle contractions that happen as you fall asleep. They are ...