12 Sep What Causes The Hands To Shake?
Whenever there is even the slightest change in our body, most of us get frightened and alert, and look for further symptoms, or may even consult a doctor immediately. One such frightening symptom is tremor, or shaking of the fingers or hands. Once in a while shaking is alright, but when the shaking is constant or frequent, and doesn’t seem to be controllable, it may be a matter of concern. However, don’t consider it a worst scenario too soon. There could be various reasons that are causing your hands to shake.
Most people may associate their hands shaking with the two most dreading movement disorders – tremor and Parkinson’s disease – since these are one of the most important symptoms of these ailments. It may be a correct guess, but remember, it is only a guess. To make sure whether you are suffering from such ailments or not, it is always advisable to get in touch with professionals like Dr. Shivam Mittal, who is an expert at diagnosing such movement disorders, and is known to offer the finest tremor treatment in UAE.
Shaky hands can be caused by many other reasons other than movement disorders. These could be lack of certain vitamin and minerals in the body, low blood sugar, overactive thyroid gland, excessive stress, physiological conditions, overdose of alcohol/drugs, withdrawal of alcohol/drugs, or even certain medications. This is why it is very important to identify the cause of tremor, so that the condition can be treated effectively. Tremors caused by low blood sugar can’t be subsided when treated by medications of overactive thyroid gland, isn’t it?
Now, if the conditions mentioned above, aren’t the reason, then it could possibly be a movement disorder. The two possible ailments are essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.
Tremor – Tremor affects those having a family history of the ailment, wherein both the sides of the body are affected. Patients have problems with balance, and shaking of the hands, head, and voice. The symptoms are of high and fast frequency. Patients can be detected when large and tremulous handwriting is observed.
Parkinson’s disease – Patients experience symptoms in one side of the body, which slowly progresses to the other side. The symptoms of shaking are seen in the hands, legs, and jaws, but not much in the head and voice. However, in this case, the symptoms are of low and slow frequency, and even the handwriting of the patient becomes slower and smaller. In fact, this slowness and rigidity is seen in the overall movement of the body parts.
Although both these diseases are not life threatening, but they can definitely alter the condition of one’s life. Constant shaking can make it difficult to perform even the simplest of tasks. And, this may cause patients frustration, and embarrassment in public, which may slowly lead to depression. So, before any such awful occurrence takes place, it is always advisable to get in touch with a specialist to get an appropriate tremor treatment in UAE at the earliest.
