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 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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 68-year-old woman in good health. For the past several days, I have had muscle twitches all over my body -- subtle ones, but nevertheless almost constant. This odd event has me ...

Dear Dr. Roach • I am a 68-year-old woman in good health. For the past several days, I have had muscle twitches all over my body — subtle ones, but nevertheless almost constant. This odd event has me ...

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 ...

It has happened to many of us. While in the middle of work, a study session or just spending time with friends, your eyelid flutters for no apparent reason. At first, it may be nothing more than a ...