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Why are your hands shaking?
Last reviewed: 20.11.2021
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Often a person is faced with a situation where, for one reason or another, hands begin to shake: whether from emotions, unrest, or for unknown reasons. What can we tell about such a symptom? And anyway, why are your hands shaking? Since there can be a lot of reasons, let's try to understand this issue in more detail.
Why is the right hand shaking?
The most common tremor (trembling) of both hands, but sometimes it happens that only one hand shakes, for example, the right one.
The most common cause of tremors in the right hand is physical stress, because most of us are used to working more with your right hand than with your left. Particularly affected are those people whose work is associated with a constant and monotonous burden on the right hand: this is conveyor production, high-precision work, etc. Professions. In this situation, the hand simply "gets used" to a constant load, and in a "no-load" condition, the muscles begin to contract involuntarily, and a tremor appears in the right hand. There is no pathology in this, there is just a muscle memory of tension.
Sometimes, the right arm can shake due to a disturbance of cerebral circulation on the right side of the hemisphere. Everyone knows that the main sign of a stroke is the numbness of the hands and feet on the right or left side. So, in some cases, the tremor in the right hand is the nature of the residual phenomenon of such a right-sided stroke, more often a micro stroke. The hand in this case can shake constantly, or only after nervous stresses - as a result of stresses and conflict situations.
Why is the left hand shaking?
The left arm can tremble with constant physical exertion on the arm, with an incorrect distribution of this load to the upper limbs, with a sharp one-time load, mainly on the left arm. In right-handed people, the left hand is obviously weaker than the right, so it is not adapted to the load greater than that offered to the right hand.
Tremors in the left hand can appear from carrying heavy objects, after an unsuccessful sports training.
Why is the left hand shaking, if the physical load on it as such was not there? The most common cause of this phenomenon is the incomplete jamming of the nerve, when the nerve sprouts from the spinal cord are crushed by the nearest vertebrae or other factors: hernia, spasmodic nerve fibers, neoplasms, etc. The complete pinching of the nerve is usually accompanied by pain and impaired sensitivity of the affected limb. Incomplete pinching may manifest as violations of innervation: periodic numbness of the hand, tingling, transient tremor. Such symptoms are fickle, they disappear, they reappear. To confirm this diagnosis, you need to contact a doctor-vertebrologist.
Why are your hands and feet shaking?
The reasons why the hands and feet are shaking at the same time are many. However, to establish that one true reason is very important, because it depends on the future state of man, his comfort and health. Further, we characterize the most common causes of such a state.
- Excessive physical overload, unusual loads on the body - the most common factor of tremor. Trembling in the limbs in this case is explained by muscle fatigue and is their response to the overload. Usually it's enough to let the muscles relax and recover for a while, and the tremor will pass.
- Emotional-psychic shake-up - stress, conflict situation, experiences, fear. Trembling in the limbs can be due to the body's protection from an external stimulus, as well as certain features of the autonomic nervous system. Eliminate the trembling in the hands and feet in this case will help sedatives and the normalization of the nervous system. Relaxing massage, reflexology, swimming in the pool, SPA-procedures are shown.
- Intoxication of the body caused by poisoning or toxic effects of chemical or medicines. The most famous variant of intoxication is caused by the influence of alcohol - most people are familiar with alcohol tremor during a hangover. The cause of intoxication tremor in the hands and feet are toxic substances that affect the nervous system and the brain. With systematic or constant intoxication, the effect is also constant, which affects the work of the vestibular system.
- Other pathologies that are most serious and require compulsory medical consultation and adequate treatment. Among such diseases, Parkinsonism, hyperthyroidism and diabetes mellitus are more common.
Why are the hands shaking in the teenager?
In adults, hands can shake from age-related changes, circulatory disorders, and bad habits.
Most often, this condition is associated with the excessively vulnerable nervous system of the young organism, which can be explained by the numerous changes that occur with the body of a teenager in a transitional age. Hormonal reorganization and "reset" of the nervous system lead to instability of mood, irritability, depressive states, increased fatigue and, consequently, the appearance of trembling in the hands. Usually this is considered a temporary phenomenon and passes with age.
The second possible reason why the hands of a teenager are shaking is too much nerve load for a still fragile nervous system. Studies, relationships with peers, lack of understanding with parents and teachers, the desire to self-determine all this leaves its imprint on the young nervous system. To worry excessively it is not necessary - with the termination of transitive age there will pass also a trembling in hands.
Why do hands tremble and weakness?
If the hands are shaking and weakness in the whole body, you can also suspect many reasons. Most often this condition is experienced by women and girls who adhere to a strict diet. General weakness, exhaustion of the body, associated with a lack of nutrients, trembling in the hands - all these symptoms can be the result of a long and too limited diet. The use of unbalanced low-calorie food, starvation in any convenient case affects the condition of the whole organism. To solve such a problem can be through the rationalization of nutrition, revision of the composition and caloric content of dishes. The menu should be balanced with a sufficient content of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, vitamins and trace elements.
The next reason for the appearance of weakness and trembling in the hands is low blood pressure. Associated signs may be dizziness, pain in the head. Do not take measures to increase the pressure, without first measuring it. Only when you are sure that the causes are in low pressure, you can try to stabilize it. Drink strong tea, coffee, take a tablet of Citramonum, lie down, giving legs an elevated position.
Why are my hands constantly shaking?
Most often, tremor is a transient phenomenon, which disappears after the cessation of the causal factor. But there are cases when the trembling in hands for a long time does not pass. It can not be called just one reason why the hands are constantly shaking, since there are a lot of them.
- Violations of the vestibular and motor system, possibly of a hereditary nature. Most often with such violations there is a tremor not only in the hands, but also in some other parts of the body.
- Prolonged nervous experiences, a prolonged state of fear, tension, shock. This condition requires long-term therapy with tranquilizers, as well as counseling of a psychologist.
- Physical trauma, especially after large-scale accidents: here the shock is combined with physical damage, which aggravates the situation.
- Professional activity, which provides for a long (for several years) the load on the hands, as well as monotonous manual work, which makes keep your hands in suspense.
- The initial stage of Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus or increased production of thyroid hormones. To check for these diseases, you need to see a doctor and go through a series of laboratory tests.
- Chronic poisoning, prolonged exposure to toxic substances (due to professional activities, either as a result of living in an unfavorable ecological environment, or as a result of prolonged use of toxic substances inside: alcohol, medications, etc.).
All of the above situations require compulsory medical advice. The doctor will conduct the necessary studies and prescribe, depending on the cause, sedative, hormonal or detoxification therapy.
Why are the fingers shaking?
When a tremor in the fingers is recommended, a consultation of one of the specialists: narcologist, neurologist, psychiatrist, toxicologist or therapist. It happens that it is quite difficult to pinpoint the reason why fingers are shaking. Sometimes such tremor can indicate a serious illness, but in some cases it is a normal natural state of the body in response to some stimulus.
A shiver in the fingers of a healthy person's hand appears suddenly and as suddenly and without a trace passes. Such a condition can be triggered by sharp and strong physical activity, intense excitement, prolonged depressive disorder, hysteria. The best treatment in this situation is rest, rest, taking soothing medications. You can drink warm tea with mint and lie down in a relaxed atmosphere. In more severe cases, it may be necessary to use strong tranquilizers and anticonvulsants.
A frequent cause of trembling in the fingers is the side effect of any medications. If you are taking any medications and you have a shiver in your fingers, contact your doctor who is treating you: he must cancel or replace the medication and conduct symptomatic therapy.
Why are your hands and head shaking?
We have already considered many reasons why your hands may shake. But sometimes the tremor of the hands is joined by a shiver in other parts of the body. For example, why are your hands and head shaking? Of course, the cause of this phenomenon can not be considered physical stress and excitement.
Simultaneous trembling in the limbs and head can mean violations in the central nervous system, which requires urgent and compulsory medical consultation. Such a problem often appears in the elderly and old age, when patients begin to notice that their fingers are starting to produce uncontrolled movements. Unfortunately, in most cases this can mean the development of Parkinson's disease, a chronic degenerative disease of the nervous system, when the patient loses control of his movements. The second name of this disease is a tremor paralysis: a person has a tremor of limbs and a head, and the patient can not cope with this condition.
Sometimes shaking in the hands and in the head in the elderly is not associated with Parkinson's pathology, but it means instability of the central nervous system, when a person starts to unreasonably nervous, to look for a comfortable pose. He becomes irritable, there is a shiver in the body. Such symptoms usually go away when the patient falls asleep. And the next morning the state can resume.
No doubt, the hands and the head are shaking in people who abuse alcohol, due to constant intoxication and brain damage. In such cases, you can shake not only your hands and head, but also your tongue and muscles on your face. Thus the body asks for help, indicating the marked signs of intoxication.
Why are your hands shaking so much?
It's no secret that trembling of the hands, especially strong, gives a lot of discomfort to people. It becomes difficult for them not only to write, eat and do housework: this violation brings a lot of problems in society, a person starts to complex, hide hands, avoid companies. But, fortunately, not always trembling in the hands is a manifestation of diseases.
Sometimes this indicates a decrease in the level of glucose in the bloodstream. Such a condition is not uncommon if a person is hungry, or for a long time deprived himself of carbohydrate nutrition (for example, he observed only a protein or low-carbohydrate diet). Other symptoms of this condition are fatigue, depression. In this case, stabilize the sugar level will help: you need to eat something carbohydrate, for example, chocolate, banana, dried fruits. It is not superfluous to consult an endocrinologist, who will check your metabolic processes.
Severe hand tremors can be observed in people who consume large quantities of coffee and other caffeinated drinks (energy, cola). As you know, caffeine stimulates the processes of excitation in the body, which can cause quite a strong tremor in the hands.
The most common cause of trembling in the hands is increased production of adrenaline, which happens in quarrels, fright or in shock states. Slowly growing tremor can be the reason for drinking alcohol, smoking (especially when a person tries to abruptly abandon addictions). In some cases, the reason why the hands are shaking, may be vegeto-vascular dystonia - a disease that more often affects young girls and women. One way or another, the exact cause of this condition will help determine only the specialist on the basis of certain studies.
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