A 30-year-old member asked:

Can too much video games cause muscle twitching in your thumbs?

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Dr. Otto Placikanswered

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Possibly: Yes, it could for a variety of reasons. Give it a rest and see what happens.

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I've had a pair full headache on left side since last Saturday with left eyelid twitching.yesterday my thumb and pointer finger muscles pulled them in?

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A 38-year-old female asked:

Having muscle pain and restless feeling at night. Started with a twitch in (L) thumb for 2wks. I now have random twitching at least one place in the body a day, (R) and (L) upper arm, shoulder, (R) thumb, (R). What could this be?

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A 25-year-old female asked:

Right sided onset of muscle twinges. Over last couple of days right thumb started twitching 1st, followed by right eye lid, then right arm and abdo?

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Als fear.muscles twitching randomly including eyelid.feel like arm is weak.thumb feels weird.normal neuro exam.als?scheduled for emg .

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A 37-year-old female asked:

MRI for back/leg pain shows 2 herniated lumbar discs-begun also having R-arm weakness, trigger thumb, lock jaw, muscle twitching/spasms multiple areas-tingling in face, limbs, upper back-zap down spine/rib pain from sneeze/yawn- need further tests?

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