Infectious agents can cause muscle twitching and spasms, too. The most commonly known is probably tetanus, which causes a phenomenon called lockjaw, where the neck and jaw muscles contract to the ...

Doctors identify these movements as 'fasciculations', because they occur when individual nerve fibers, which control small muscle groups activate independently to produce brief muscle contractions.

An irritating eyelid flutter might be more than just stress. Dr Saurabh Sethi, a Harvard-trained gastroenterologist, explains that persistent eye twitching can indicate a need for attention. While ...

You're relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it's a muscle in your arm, your leg, or your foot that begins to ...

Twitching at night—it’s something few of us talk about, yet it’s also a phenomenon that impacts Americans when it comes to sleep quality. And even if you feel like you’re getting enough sleep, you ...

Have you ever experienced an irritating, tiny flutter in your eyelids? Something that arrives without a warning. One you can’t control. It lingers for some time and then vanishes into thin air. Most ...