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Internal Tremors
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Internal Tremors are like tremors that happen inside your body. You can’t see internal Tremors, but you can feel them. They produce a quivering sensation inside your arms, legs, chest, or abdomen.
Internal Tremors aren’t as life-altering as external tremors. For example, you won’t physically shake while trying to pour a cup of tea or write a letter. Internal Tremors also aren’t the same as vertigo, which is another symptom of some neurological conditions. Vertigo feels like the world is spinning around you.
Still, internal tremors can feel unpleasant.
Internal Tremors aren’t as life-altering as external tremors. For example, you won’t physically shake while trying to pour a cup of tea or write a letter. Internal Tremors also aren’t the same as vertigo, which is another symptom of some neurological conditions. Vertigo feels like the world is spinning around you.
Still, internal tremors can feel unpleasant.
Tremors are caused by damage in your brain affecting the nerves that control your muscles. Internal Tremors are thought to stem from the same causes as tremors. The shaking may simply be too subtle to see.
Conditions such as Essential Tremor can cause these tremors. 54.5% of people with essential tremor reported feeling Internal Tremors
Conditions such as Essential Tremor can cause these tremors. 54.5% of people with essential tremor reported feeling Internal Tremors
A tremor that no one can see can be hard to describe to your doctor. To help you explain this symptom, start keeping a diary of your tremors. Write down:
Bring this diary with you to your appointments. Use it as a guide during conversations with your doctor.
- at what time of the day they happen
- what you were doing when they started
- what they feel like
- how long they last
- what other symptoms you have with them, such as dizziness or weakness
Bring this diary with you to your appointments. Use it as a guide during conversations with your doctor.
What kind of doctor should I be seeing?
Many movement disorder patients are recommend to work with a movement disorders specialist. This is a neurologist who has taken additional training in diseases that affect primarily physical movement, such as Essential Tremor. Whereas a general neurologist may treat patients with any of more than 100 neurological conditions, a movement disorders specialist focuses on a handful of disorders. Specialists also often are affiliated with reputable universities or teaching hospitals.
Many movement disorder patients are recommend to work with a movement disorders specialist. This is a neurologist who has taken additional training in diseases that affect primarily physical movement, such as Essential Tremor. Whereas a general neurologist may treat patients with any of more than 100 neurological conditions, a movement disorders specialist focuses on a handful of disorders. Specialists also often are affiliated with reputable universities or teaching hospitals.
Internal tremor (IT) is a poorly recognized symptom that has been described in ET. Described as a feeling of tremor in the extremities or trunk without actual movement, ITs are not debilitating but can be bothersome to patients. The origin of the sensation is unknown.. The present study sought to expand knowledge about IT by confirming their presence and determining their prevalence in Essential Tremor
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