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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 spasm – sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes for ...

It pays to listen to your body.

In the realm of bodily quirks, few experiences are as disconcerting and curious as the sensation of your eye jumping or twitching. This phenomenon, medically referred to as myokymia, is commonly ...

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 ...

While sitting still at your desk or watching TV, you sense a feeling of muscular discomfort in your arm or leg. It’s not quite a charley horse, but you can see your skin pulsating involuntarily, as if ...

You’re drifting off to sleep, floating in that hazy realm between wakefulness and dreams, when suddenly—BAM!—your body jerks violently as if you’ve been dropped from a height. Your heart races, you’re ...