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My right thumb and left shoulder twitches all of the time. what causes this?
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Twitching: Twitching is from microscopic individual muscle fibers contracting. It could be nothing but also can happen from electrolyte abnormalities in your body. If getting more freq and persisting, see a doc.
Answered 9/28/2016
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