Calf Muscle Twitching? Jumping? What Causing this?

Calf Muscle Twitching? Jumping? What Causing this? - Dr Centeno discusses what can cause calf muscle twitching or jumping and what can be done to help stop this phenomenon.

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[EBRoyJr]

My calves never stop twitching...ever. It doesn't hurt...but it has never stopped since I noticed 35 years ago. I have always wondered why. I have no back pain.

[soumyendumukhopadhyay]

My L3, L4, L5 was dissected; now I understand the reasons for muscle twitching in Arm.Thank you.

[sheikhakbar]

I walk 6 km a day ... when I get my afternoon nap ... my calf muscles suddenly goes into vibration mode ... it doesn't feel painful but it feels weird.

[bridgettemiller]

Oh boy, my calfs started twitching in 2000 and have never stopped. This started one day when I came home from shopping. I was on the sofa with my legs up when I noticed just above my ankle there was some twitching going on. I wasn't concerned as I thought maybe the nerve in that area was abit irritated and would stop in an hour or two but nope, it just continued on for a few weeks then it started to spread!!! Both my calves stated to twitch on both sides then within several months my thighs started to twitch. 23yrs later and I've still got serious muscle twitching in both my legs. You can sit and watch the muscles thumping and its really strong. I've even put an item such as a cup on my calf and watched the twitching kick the cup right off my calf! 😲 They jump up and down, pull left and right or ripple along the muscles!! Strangely ive developed sciatica 4yrs ago wich my gp says will go away but its got worse so, ive serious muscle facilitation and very low back pain.

[bobbywest]

I'm a landscaper and I'm walking between 10 and 12 miles every day usually with a blower on my back and it's been very hot so all the contributing factors along with my sciatica and my calves are twitching like some kind of alien in a movie

[atomix]

Happens all the time, there is no escape from it, I fall over so much

[aaa-vqnm]

i didn’t even work out but it also doesn’t hurt it’s just like someone is tapping my calf

[judil]

I don't know whether to be relieved or not. Have had back pain since rupturing a disk in 2004, then add age, bone spurs, degenerative disc disease etc. and remembering the MRI said something nasty about that area of the spine and I'd say you're spot on. Been happening for a few weeks and I've put off trying to sort it out. I'm so sick of medical appointments.
Thank you for posting an explanation of the probable reason.

[debras]

Magnesium supplements helped me somewhat but didn’t stop it. I’m convinced it’s some kind of deficiency and keep researching. This has been going on for at least 5 years

[tdtqvxi]

My calves twitching for 8 years, it started just after my GBS (guillain barre syndrome), actually after my recovery. No pain no nothing but nonstop twitching. Doctors did EMG and find nothing. I hope it dissapears one day:, ).

[clairetisdall]

Thank you so much. After A long Beach day my Leg started to jump/shake and now I know why.

[fillercat]

This happens in my thigh but it happens when I do ABSOLUTELY nothing, also it doesn’t hurt it’s just annoying it’s doing it rn hence why I’m researching this.

[Westerdd]

I started to get this in April 2022. I get it in both calves and inside of both feet. Non stop, 24/7. But most of the activity is on the right leg/foot. I saw a specialist about 10 months after it started. I was scared I had MND.

The specialist asked me if I had any loss of muscle matter and degraded strength in my legs which I don't. He also got me to do some neural tests. He said that the condition in my case is Benign Fasciculation Syndrome and that I should go home and not worry. I've had this now for almost 2 years but now I know its not MND related and benign, it doesn't bother me as much. But it is weird.

I asked him how he knows its not MND, and he said that when you have MND you get muscle wasting and twitches happening together at the same time. It's not the case that the twitching arrives as a 1st symptom and the muscle wasting happens down the line.

[robertlaplante]

I have exactly the same problem for the past years. I would like to get rid of the problem. It doesn’t hurt but it is rather annoying. I will see my physical therapist shortly and hope he will help me out. Has somebody tried a treatment with a a chiropractor?

[ducheau]

I have benign fasciculation syndrome. This is a big cause, which is not discussed here. It affects the lower legs mostly.

[superbdave]

Dear God Man Thank You. I have Suffered for three years. Pushed through Mayo Specialty clinic with no diagnosis for it. benign thank you.

[arieszne]

It just itches so badly and I don’t control the jumping/twitching at night and now because of it I have insomnia :(

Stupid twitching-

[visserchloe]

I heard about the spine part so I got up and cracked my back and it cracked so much. I think that was the problem 😳

[ChristopherRomero]

I've had it for constantly for months. It might be the nerve thing because sometimes I feel a sharp pain near my spine when I do shoulder lat raises or dumbell upright rows.

[blixasice]

I have calf muscle twitching and leg pain in calfs and hamstrings. I dont know why, for 2 months now.