Muscle twitching is clinically known as myofascial fibrillation. Common causes of “twitching” include exercise, acute viral infections, hyperthyroidism, hand and foot twitching, anxiety and drug use.
1. Physiological causes: Most of the jumps are benign, the most common cause is prolonged exercise; in addition, under the stimulation of cold, the muscles in order to maintain the body heat may also appear the above symptoms. Anxiety and other emotions will further aggravate the symptoms of throbbing.
2. Pathological factors: Some motor neuron diseases, due to abnormal nerve electrophysiology, cause involuntary contraction of local muscle tissues, which is manifested as the symptom of “flesh jumping”, mostly combined with muscle atrophy and weakness; in addition, when muscle tissues are combined with infections, it will cause local vascular reactions, and vascular pulsations will appear, which may also cause the above symptoms.
3. Drugs: Common drugs that can cause muscle throbbing include diuretics, corticosteroids, estrogen, excessive tea, caffeine, etc. Insecticides, organophosphorus and other chemical poisons can also cause muscle throbbing.
The symptoms of muscle throbbing alone sometimes can not accurately determine the cause, but also need to be combined with the characteristics of the medical history, other test results to make an accurate judgment, it is recommended that the cause of the disease under the guidance of a doctor.