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 ...

Q: Which doctor should I consult for muscle twitching? A: A primary care physician can guide you to avoid muscle twitching that occur due to general tiredness or nutritional deficiencies. However, a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Involuntary muscle twitches are exceedingly common and yet not very ...

I am seeing a husband, 46 years old, and wife, 37 years old, as patients. The husband developed fasciculations in his upper and lower extremities 1 year ago. Because of associated neck and back pain, ...

Sometimes, it seems like muscles have a mind of their own. Whether it’s a twitchy eyelid, a sudden spasm in your thigh or a muscle that seems to contract without cause, involuntary muscle movements ...

Dear Doctor: I am a 79-year-old woman, and I have in the past had night cramps that went away when I stamped my foot. When it got worse, including a burning sensation, a muscle relaxant helped. It’s ...

Sitting at your desk, a muscle in your leg palpitates quickly. Or a muscle under your eye flutters. These sudden twitches, known as fasciculation, occur commonly and seem random. But are these spasms ...

Spontaneous muscle hyperactivity gives rise to positive muscle phenomena, including spasms, tetany, fasciculations, myokymia, cramps, myotonia, rippling, percussion-induced rapid contractions (PIRCs) ...

Do your muscles still spasm after a run? This is most likely muscle fasciculation, where the voluntary muscle units are randomly firing and not under the usual central nervous system neurologic ...

Whenever I run, whether five miles or 20 miles, my calf muscles are twitching/spazzing when I'm finished. They do not seize and cramp, but it's like they're firing all over, uncontrollably. This ...

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.

Muscle ultrasound may be a useful tool in diagnosing later-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to a new study that compared the technique to physical examinations and electromyography (EMG) ...