Body Shakes

[LuckyMe2]

I am interested in seeing if anyone else has or is suffering from symptons one of my students is experiencing. She is 17 years old and plays netball at international level. This means that she is either playing or training most days. For the last year she has been experiencing shaking in her arms/hands and legs. This condition is involuntary and seems to becoming more of a regular occurance lately, so much so that she was unable to sleep properly last night and was unable to drive to college this morning because her legs were shaking that much. When she holds her hand out she is unable to keep it still/calm. She has been to the doctors but to date they have been unable to diognose anything. She will be going again asap.
I would appreciate hearing if anyone else has heard of or experienced any of these symtoms.

Many thanks

[LuckyMe2]

Many thanks for that. I will definately keep you updated. I appreciate you taking the time to advise.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

What your student seems to be having are called resting tremors. Resting tremors occur occurs when muscles are at rest, making an arm or a leg shake even when a person is completely relaxed. The tremor becomes less noticeable or disappears when the person moves the affected muscles.These tremors are often slow and coarse.

These tremors develop when collections of nerve cells at the base of the cerebrum (including the basal ganglia) are disturbed like in Parkinson's disease. Other causes are Wilson's disease, non-Wilsonian hepatocerebellar degeneration and midbrain pathology secondary to stroke or demyelinating disease. Antipsychotic drugs, carbon monoxide poisoning, and heavy metal poisoning  are other common cause of resting tremors.

I feel that consultation from a neurologist is required to rule out these possibilities.

Pls do keep me posted on how your student is doing and if you have any additional queries.