Lately these last couple days, I've noticed once or twice throughout the day, that there will be a little muscle twitching. First it was my thumb the other day, and just now it was a muscle on my inner forearm. Lasted about 10..15 seconds. I do work fast food so I work my arms and hands alot so I figure its from overworking my arms/hands, but am I right?
2007-09-19 06:38:02 · 10 answers · asked by Oscar H. 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
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2007-09-19 06:46:13 · answer #1 · answered by Knuckles 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Prolonged exercise. Curiously, relaxation of a muscle actually requires energy to be expended. The energy is used to recapture calcium and to unlink actin and myosin. Normally, sensations of pain and fatigue signal that it is time to rest. Ignoring or overriding those warning signals can lead to such severe energy depletion that the muscle cannot be relaxed, causing a cramp. The familiar advice about not swimming after a heavy meal, when blood flow is directed away from the muscles, is intended to avoid this type of cramp. Rigor mortis, the stiffness of a corpse within the first 24 hours after death, is also due to this phenomenon.
Dehydration and salt depletion. This may be brought on by protracted vomiting or diarrhea, or by copious sweating during prolonged exercise, especially in high temperatures. Loss of fluids and salts--especially sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium--can disrupt ion balances in both muscle and nerves. This can prevent them from responding and recovering normally, and can lead to cramp.
Metabolic disorders that affect the energy supply in muscle. These are inherited diseases in which particular muscle enzymes are deficient. They include deficiencies of myophosphorylase (McArdle's disease), phosphorylase b kinase, phosphofructokinase, phosphoglycerate kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase.
Myotonia. This causes stiffness due to delayed relaxation of the muscle, but does not cause the spontaneous contraction usually associated with cramps. However, many patients with myotonia do experience cramping from exercise. Symptoms of myotonia are often worse in the cold. Myotonias include myotonic dystrophy, myotonia congenita, paramyotonia congenita, and neuromyotonia.
Fasciculations may be due to fatigue, cold, medications, metabolic disorders, nerve damage, or neurodegenerative disease, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Most people experience brief, mild fasciculations from time to time, usually in the calves.
2007-09-19 06:42:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Usually muscle twitches don't matter much, but can be caused by anxiety or stress. So maybe working at fast food can make you go crazy and get all twitchy. I also heard that sometimes bad diets can make people twitch, too much fast food possibly?
2007-09-19 06:43:26 · answer #3 · answered by dassadoo77 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's probably nothing. I get twitches every now and then. If they cause pain and last more than a few seconds, you might want to check with your doctor. But I wouldn't worry about it. You might try drinking more water during your day.
2007-09-19 06:41:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dizzled8 has covered everything, except phsycosis. Go get checked out, and ask for a blood test as well. Stay well!
2007-09-19 06:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by bin there dun that 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It could be and it could also indicate some problem with the motor nerves that feed that area. See a doctor if the problem aggravates.
2007-09-19 06:41:54 · answer #6 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
could be a lack of potassium
try eating a banana
2007-09-19 06:42:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's ok. no need to worry. They are called spasms. I get them above my left eye.
2007-09-19 06:42:31 · answer #8 · answered by Crimson Crow 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
your body is dehydrated. drink more water
2007-09-19 06:42:23 · answer #9 · answered by sk8er0114 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
their expanding
2007-09-19 06:40:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋