Why do women's hands tremble?

There are both physiological and pathological reasons for hand tremors. Physiological ones are mainly caused by tension or fear, while pathological ones need to be treated in time. No matter what the reason is, you must make appropriate adjustments. If it is physiological, you must adjust your mental state and try hard to get out of it. If it is pathological, you must go to the hospital to see a doctor in time.

Hand shaking is medically called tremor. It is just a symptom, it refers to part or all of the body. Hand tremors mainly manifest as involuntary rhythmic tremors.

Clinically, hand tremor is divided into: rest tremor, kinesiology tremor, postural tremor, rebound tremor and vibration tremor. Although tremor manifests as shaking of the hands, its root cause is mostly in the brain, caused by some disease that damages the area of ​​the brain involved in motor coordination functions.

Pathological etiology

Clinically, hand tremor is divided into: rest tremor, kinesiology tremor, postural tremor, rebound tremor and vibration tremor. Although tremor manifests as shaking of the hands, its root cause is mostly in the brain, caused by some disease that damages the area of ​​the brain involved in motor coordination functions. The clinical causes include Parkinson's syndrome, Wilson's disease, hepatic encephalopathy, cerebellar and brainstem lesions, cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebral ischemia, drug poisoning, dementia, etc. Like the hand tremor attack of the eldest brother of the Rong family in the TV show, judging from the time, place, age and inducing factors, it is very likely caused by his existing senile hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and sudden mental stimulation. Generally speaking, hand tremor symptoms often occur in the elderly. You should promptly seek appropriate examinations from a neurologist, endocrinologist, and metabolist to identify the cause and provide correct treatment.

Pathological factors

1. Essential tremor. The cause of this disease is unknown and it mainly affects the upper limbs and head. The main symptom is hand tremors when doing fine movements, such as writing, holding chopsticks, buttoning, etc. Hand tremors are more obvious when you are emotionally nervous or tired, and they are reduced or disappear completely when you relax or rest. Symptoms may be alleviated after drinking alcohol. Neurological examination showed no abnormalities except hand tremors. Currently, the most effective treatment for this disease is drug therapy. Taking medicine can improve symptoms, but they will relapse after stopping the medicine, which is the so-called "treating the symptoms but not the root cause." Essential tremor progresses very slowly or not at all and has little effect on daily life.

2. Parkinson's disease. This is a degenerative disease that occurs in the elderly. In addition to hand tremors, it is also accompanied by symptoms such as slow movements, limb stiffness, and poor balance. If not treated, symptoms will become more severe. This disease requires the help of a specialist to diagnose and treat.

Psychological factors

If pathological factors are excluded, another common cause of hand tremors is psychological factors.

Anticipatory anxiety disorder. This type of question often creates a situation that the patient feels frightened about. For example, you may be very worried that your hands will shake when other people are around you at work, and then when someone comes in front of you, your hands actually shake. In anticipatory anxiety disorder, anxiety about symptoms that cause a psychological response can exacerbate or lead to the onset of symptoms. The onset of symptoms further intensifies anticipatory anxiety, thus forming a vicious cycle. You are trapped in this vicious cycle and cannot extricate yourself. From this we can see that what the patient is really afraid of is fear itself.

Symptom classification

Hand tremors can be divided into physiological tremors and pathological tremors based on symptoms.

Physiological

The amplitude is small and the speed is fast. It mostly occurs when the machine is stationary. It is a small, fast and irregular vibration. Physiological hand tremors often occur when one is under mental stress, fear, emotional excitement, severe pain, or extreme fatigue. Once the above causes of hand tremors are eliminated, the hand tremors will also disappear.

Pathological

Medically known as "tremor"; it refers to the random tremor of the hands, which is often permanent. There are two main types of hand tremors: static hand tremors and dynamic hand tremors. Among them, static hand tremor is the hand tremor that occurs when the muscles are completely relaxed, that is, in a quiet state. This type of hand tremor disappears during sleep and occurs at a rate of 4-6 times per second, which is relatively regular. It is a typical disease such as Parkinson's syndrome. Sports tremor is a tremor that only occurs during exercise, and the tremor becomes more severe when the movement approaches the target. For example, when a doctor performs the finger-to-nose test on a patient, he asks the patient to straighten his forearm and then point his index finger at the tip of his nose. The closer the tip of the index finger is to the tip of the nose, the more obvious the hand tremor will be. Motor tremors are irregular, with large amplitudes, and are aggravated by emotions. They are common in lesions of the cranial nerves and upper limb nerves. Common diseases that cause pathological hand tremors clinically include upper limb nerve diseases and injuries, brain tissue diseases, and drug-induced hand tremors. Hand tremors are common among the elderly. The constant shaking of both hands has seriously affected eating and writing, which makes the elderly very distressed. Medically, this shaking is called tremor. Although tremors appear as shaking hands, the root cause is mostly in the brain. Tremors are caused by certain diseases that damage the area of ​​the brain responsible for motor coordination. Clinically, Parkinson's disease, cerebral arteriosclerosis, midbrain or cerebellar lesions, hepatic encephalopathy, drug poisoning, dementia, etc. may all cause hand tremors in the elderly. Medical research has found that eating broad beans and coffee can effectively control tremors. Family members can appropriately feed the elderly more of these two foods.