Most of my twitches have been in my legs. I have had some in my face, arms and back but 90% are in my legs. I had a clean EMG in June that was done one my right leg and right arm. Over the past week my right hand has felt different. My right ring finger has some minor pain and the twitches in my hand/arm have increased mightily. Things feel like they are gradually getting worse. This has me concerned because there is something going on in my right hand. I can still type, open doors, turn a key…. etc but clearly this is a different sensation than before. If this was ALS the twitches would be in the effected region correct? Meaning you would have had a twitch in your back but then have your left leg be weak? So if I have had leg twitches for 5 months along with some jerks in the hands it wouldn’t transfer to weakness in the right hand??? Has anyone read anything on this? I don’t know if this makes sense. Sorry
Twitching Worsening in Right Hand
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NervousnessNoMore
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How much self testing are you doing with your hand. and be honest. It doesn't take much to make it sore if you are doing things with it that you wouldn't normally do. I was doing that for a while and kept getting random soreness. When i stopped it went away. Including the lump in the throat feelings. anxiety and self testing can make you feel problems.
priorityhigh5
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Mjc,You are worrying yourself worse, and I really mean that. 
With ALS, real true weakness would start for example, in your hand, and very quickly get worse, and spread upward through your arm, leaving nothing but dead, useless, muscles behind, you wouldn't even be able to raise that arm, at all. Pain is in no form a symptom of ALS, however it is a symptom of BFS. One of my "hotspots" is my right calf, and when I get lots of twitches there, it is ALWAYS occompanied by pain, always. Random twitching is storybook perfect BFS, obviously. I can honestly say, there is not one place on my body where I haven't had muscles twitch...I've had them everywhere, and I DO MEAN EVERYWHERE. 
Anxietysucks is right, self testing will getcha every time...and you need to stop doing it because you can cause permanent injury to your muscles by doing these odd things that we all do to test our strength.Everything that you have described in this post, is BFS normal. 
~*~Amy~*~
With ALS, real true weakness would start for example, in your hand, and very quickly get worse, and spread upward through your arm, leaving nothing but dead, useless, muscles behind, you wouldn't even be able to raise that arm, at all. Pain is in no form a symptom of ALS, however it is a symptom of BFS. One of my "hotspots" is my right calf, and when I get lots of twitches there, it is ALWAYS occompanied by pain, always. Random twitching is storybook perfect BFS, obviously. I can honestly say, there is not one place on my body where I haven't had muscles twitch...I've had them everywhere, and I DO MEAN EVERYWHERE. Anxietysucks is right, self testing will getcha every time...and you need to stop doing it because you can cause permanent injury to your muscles by doing these odd things that we all do to test our strength.Everything that you have described in this post, is BFS normal. ~*~Amy~*~Thanks for the kick in the shorts. I have done some self testing over the past weak. I will not lie as it doesnt help anyone or anything. Classic stuff like jar lids and turning door handles, however not a crazy amount. i wouldnt say i have overdone it to the point wear my hand should feel pain or wierdness. i will complety stop and just about my day and see what happens. Pain is only a symptom of BFS and ALS? That is good news i guess! I just find this worrysome because i have tuned into my body for 5 months and now my right hand feels differenly. I would have noticed this before.
NervousnessNoMore
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Again it doesn't take much self testing to do it. how many times to you flex your hand....look at it, flex it some more. Then test the lids, and other strength tests. Then more flexing....you don't even realize you are doing it. Literally in every case if I stopped self testing the soreness went away within a few days (2-3). I bet if you stop they will go away.
JoggingCub
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No it doesn't make any sense, but its NOT ALS. I remember that strange feeling in my left hand, then it moved into my arm, shoulder, and back, and turned into pain. I became terrified when the twitches showed up in my arm, since like you, for me they started in my legs. For me, eventually the pain got better, and the twitches dissipated (in the arm), I too had a clean EMG before the arm got as bad as it did. Good luck finding an answer as to what is bothering you, but I can assure you it is NOT ALS. 
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)Thanks RBIt like just when i mentally start to overcome one condition in my body another one pops up. I was starting to except the twitches in my legs and even not let them effect me as much. And then baam the right arm and hand start feeling twitchy, and weird. I know some others have said if i get over X condition then i will accept i dont have Y. I was almost there.....crap.