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I�am�an�18�year�old�female.�I�have�been�experiencing�increasingly� frequent�episodes�of�involuntary�muscle�jerking�for�the�past�few� months.�They�are�often brought on by strong feelings of excitement or nervousness,�but�sometimes�seem�to�occur�randomly.�Before�these� episodes of muscle jerking,�I�always�experience�a�tingling feeling in my spine. What could be causing this?
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Injuring a nerve (a neck injury may cause you to feel numbness anywhere along your arm or hand, while a low back injury can cause numbness or tingling down the back of your leg) Pressure on the nerves of the spine, such as from a herniated disk
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Check your Vit D3, VIT B12 and serum calcium .serum electrolytes levels first.
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