Why does my body jerk at random times at night

Twitching at night—it’s something few of us talk about, yet it’s also a phenomenon that impacts Americans when it comes to sleep quality. And even if you feel like you’re getting enough sleep, you could be sleeping better and faster without those twitching episodes, however infrequent.

Today I’ll be peeling back the secrecy around twitching while sleeping by telling you underlying common causes, and what to do to sleep better and more soundly at night.

Is Twitching at Night Dangerous?

The occasional twitching at night is nothing to worry about, but chronic muscle spasms may point to different health conditions.

At the very least, experiencing twitching in your sleep can cause an increase in nighttime wakefulness and a decline in sleep quality.

What Causes Twitching at Night?

If you’ve ever experienced it, you know just how strange and even anxiety-provoking it can be: you’re sound asleep and suddenly a twitch or jerk wakes you up.

The worst part is, for many of us, that we don’t understand why we’re twitching while we’re sleeping, and that twitching can make it harder to sle

twitching while sleeping all night

dog twitching in sleep every night