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What Causes Involutary Muscle Movements In The Body?
Question: I find tht my 10 year daughter 'twicthes' often during her sleep. I notice that this occurs as she is falling asleep at night, during her sleep throughout the night and before she awakes in the morning. Is this something that we as parents should be concerned about?
Brief Answer:
Most likely normal phenomenon
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is involutary muscle spasm that occur when the sleep is going from the superficial phase to deep phase and otherwise too. Your daughter may not know about these at all. It may not be related to any disease commonly. We see these in adults who are stressful and anxious. Please check if your daughter has some stressors and try to address them carefully. So this is only temporary and would not last long.
Most likely normal phenomenon
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
This is involutary muscle spasm that occur when the sleep is going from the superficial phase to deep phase and otherwise too. Your daughter may not know about these at all. It may not be related to any disease commonly. We see these in adults who are stressful and anxious. Please check if your daughter has some stressors and try to address them carefully. So this is only temporary and would not last long.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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