Im writing on behalf of my elderly father. hes 70 years old and experiencing nighttime body twitches. he describes it like shivering. hes had two episodes this week. no medications. history of hernia. no fever. resting hr 95 bpm?

if an Elderly Person develops symptoms he has not had previously best thing is to have him see the PCP/GP for evaluation. Maybe something very simple to take care of instead of prolonging it and making it become chronic and entrenched.

The recent development of a nocturnal movement disorder in a 70 yo should prompt a visit to his doctor. This could represent Nocturnal Myoclonus, or Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep, but could potentially represent seizure activity. Get proactive and uncover the cause.