Tremor is rhythmic muscle movement and unintentional involving to-and-fro movements may affect the muscles of any part of the body which result of irregular or alternating contraction of muscles. A tremor is common of all movements often noticed in hands, arms, face, voice, heads and legs. Tremor can happen at any age of people but most common in older people. Tremor is not a life threatening problem make harder to perform daily task. We can understand the tremor according to the types:
Resting or static tremor: It occurs when muscles are resting and occurs in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Postural or action tremor: It occur any type of movement of an affected body part like when you are holding a cup, writing, holding your arms.
Intention (ataxic) tremor: Occurs when the limb is directed towards a particular target and tremor becomes exaggerated.
Kinetic tremor: Occurs during the movement of body part.
Isometric Tremor: Occurs when muscles contractions not accompanied by movement.
Essential tremor: This tremor is most common type of tremor which often affects to head, hands or other parts of bodies.
Causes of Tremor: It difficult to find the cause of tremor. Essential tremor is caused by the changes in your genes occur with brain or nervous system. Blood sugar is common cause of hand tremors, brain damage can also be the reason of hand tremors. There are number of factors which increase the risk of tremor.
• Overactive thyroid increase the risk of tremor.
• Multiple sclerosis is conditions of the nervous system which affect the sense of body action.
• Stroke: It also may result in tremor.
• Too much coffee and tea increase that risk.
Differential Diagnosis: The most common differential diagnosis is Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's tremor is a low-frequency rest tremor which is typically defined as a
• Pill-rolling tremor.
• Wilson's disease
• Fahr's disease
• Multiple system atrophy
Symptoms of Tremor: Mostly the tremor is notices in the hands but may affect the eyelids, arms, head or other muscles. People who affected with essential tremor having problem in holding object. Symptoms of essential tremors are:
• Head nodding
• Problem with drawing, writing, drinking or using tools
• Get worse with stress, caffeine, and certain medications.
• Not affect both side of the body.
Precautions of Tremor: We can reduce the risk of tremors by following some steps like:
• Co-coordinating exercising
• Avoid certain drugs and alcohol.
• Try to avoid caffeine and get enough sleep
• Stop medicines after taking advise your doctor. Don't do it by yourself.
• Start yoga, and try to cooking with large handle utensils, use straw to drink.
Treatment of Tremor: There is several treatment of tremor which includes both medical and surgical treatment. Surgical treatment includes deep brain stimulation and thalamotomy. Medicine which is used Propranolol, a beta blocker, Primidone, a drug used to treat seizures. Doctor may take some physical test like blood test, urine test and know your medical and personal history. The treatment is depending on the cause of tremor. Take proper treatment by doctor who is specialist in diagnosis of these conditions.
Resting or static tremor: It occurs when muscles are resting and occurs in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Postural or action tremor: It occur any type of movement of an affected body part like when you are holding a cup, writing, holding your arms.
Intention (ataxic) tremor: Occurs when the limb is directed towards a particular target and tremor becomes exaggerated.
Kinetic tremor: Occurs during the movement of body part.
Isometric Tremor: Occurs when muscles contractions not accompanied by movement.
Essential tremor: This tremor is most common type of tremor which often affects to head, hands or other parts of bodies.
Causes of Tremor: It difficult to find the cause of tremor. Essential tremor is caused by the changes in your genes occur with brain or nervous system. Blood sugar is common cause of hand tremors, brain damage can also be the reason of hand tremors. There are number of factors which increase the risk of tremor.
• Overactive thyroid increase the risk of tremor.
• Multiple sclerosis is conditions of the nervous system which affect the sense of body action.
• Stroke: It also may result in tremor.
• Too much coffee and tea increase that risk.
Differential Diagnosis: The most common differential diagnosis is Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's tremor is a low-frequency rest tremor which is typically defined as a
• Pill-rolling tremor.
• Wilson's disease
• Fahr's disease
• Multiple system atrophy
Symptoms of Tremor: Mostly the tremor is notices in the hands but may affect the eyelids, arms, head or other muscles. People who affected with essential tremor having problem in holding object. Symptoms of essential tremors are:
• Head nodding
• Problem with drawing, writing, drinking or using tools
• Get worse with stress, caffeine, and certain medications.
• Not affect both side of the body.
Precautions of Tremor: We can reduce the risk of tremors by following some steps like:
• Co-coordinating exercising
• Avoid certain drugs and alcohol.
• Try to avoid caffeine and get enough sleep
• Stop medicines after taking advise your doctor. Don't do it by yourself.
• Start yoga, and try to cooking with large handle utensils, use straw to drink.
Treatment of Tremor: There is several treatment of tremor which includes both medical and surgical treatment. Surgical treatment includes deep brain stimulation and thalamotomy. Medicine which is used Propranolol, a beta blocker, Primidone, a drug used to treat seizures. Doctor may take some physical test like blood test, urine test and know your medical and personal history. The treatment is depending on the cause of tremor. Take proper treatment by doctor who is specialist in diagnosis of these conditions.
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