When a toe twitches, it’s because of an electrical misfire in the motor neuron unit in the muscle, but this isn’t the cause per se; it’s only the mechanism. Toe twitching is perfectly normal, but can have a variety of causes.
Sometimes, toe twitching can
be caused by scrunching up the digits, which you may not be aware you’re doing.
This actually causes twitching in the tiny muscles in some cases.
Because these muscles are so small, and the toe itself is such a small fixture of the body, it shouldn’t be any surprise that when it twitches, you can see it “jump.” If two toes twitch in unison, this is nothing at all to be worried about.
Because these muscles are so small, and the toe itself is such a small fixture of the body, it shouldn’t be any surprise that when it twitches, you can see it “jump.” If two toes twitch in unison, this is nothing at all to be worried about.
For example, the third and
fourth ones may twitch together, in synch. But this is perhaps due to the fact
that in anything, these particular toes usually act in unison. Try lifting the
fourth one without the third one coming up, for instance.
Twitching in these tiny muscles is completely normal and there is very little reason to fear you might have a disorder like ALS or MS.
Twitching in these tiny muscles is completely normal and there is very little reason to fear you might have a disorder like ALS or MS.
"The key point with benign
fasciculations is that, for whatever reason, they occur but do not represent an
ominous underlying condition," affirms Kristina Lafaye, M.D., a board certified neurologist.
"Yes, some people with benign fasciculations could experience them 24/7 (or so they say; I'm a little skeptical of that), but if nothing else is wrong, then I wouldn't probe further," adds Dr. Lafaye, assistant clinical professor of neurology at Tulane University School of Medicine, full time clinical staff and director of the neurophysiology lab at Ochsner Medical Center.
"I don't do any kind of a frequency count, because if a person doesn't have evidence of denervation which, if present, would indicate a MND, myelopathy, or some other condition, then it doesn't warrant any further neurologic evaluation."
Causes of toe twitching are:
- Tensing up the toes (anxiety, habit)
- Improper footwear, especially a tight toe box
- Exercise
- Pressure on a nerve (shoes, foot position while seated or lying down)
- Anxiety (not necessarily about what’s causing your toes to twitch, but anything that can cause apprehension)
- Insufficient calcium and magnesium intake
- Massage
- Fatigue
- Dehydration
- Medication
Perhaps while you were on the
verge of falling asleep, your toe twitched. This isn’t the same kind of
twitching that happens when you are wide awake. This type of “twitch” is
actually called a myoclonus: an
involuntary jerking of a muscle. Mayoclinic.com
states: “These forms of myoclonus occur in healthy people and rarely present a
problem.”
Mayoclinic.com
also states that more severe myoclonus can be triggered by medication or head
injury. However, there is also a paranormal explanation for the causes of this
kind of twitching, regardless of which muscles it occurs in; myoclonus occurs
in different muscles.
The
paranormal explanation is that your astral double has left your body (out of
body experience), and when it’s time to return, it re-enters rather abruptly,
and you feel this as the myoclonus!
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