What's the reason for the old man's shaking

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For example, we should be familiar with the shaking of old people. In this case, many people think that they are suffering from Parkinson's disease. In any case, we should be aware that in our daily life, we often see some elderly people's hands, head or lower limbs shaking or swinging back and forth involuntarily, or fast or slow, which has a certain impact on their daily life. I'll tell you why the old man shakes.

What's the reason for the old man's shaking

First: limb tremor is mostly caused by physiological and mental factors, only a few of which are really caused by the disease. There are tremors in normal people's limbs, head, tongue and trunk. When young, this kind of tremor action is fast and subtle, not easy to detect. With the growth of age, the amplitude of tremor increases and the frequency slows down, especially in a certain posture. This physical tremor usually has little effect on daily life.

Second: when panic, anxiety, anger, insomnia, drinking a lot or taking some drugs, it may be aggravated to irregular, rocking tremor. For these physiological and functional tremors, the elderly should not be too nervous. The more nervous, the more severe the tremor. The elderly should avoid the influence of mental factors, be calm, pay attention to rest, drink less alcohol, drink less strong tea, so that the impact of body tremor on daily life will be reduced to the minimum.

Third: but there are some elderly people's limb tremor is caused by diseases, mainly Parkinson's disease. It is characterized by rhythmic tremors of limbs 4-6 times per second, mainly occurring when the limbs are still, mostly starting from the hand, and later involving other limbs. In addition, patients often feel tight limbs and inflexible movements. Later, they feel difficult and slow in speaking, eating, writing, dressing, standing up, walking and turning. It's hard to start a certain movement. Once it starts, it's hard to stop. With the development of the disease, their self-care ability is getting worse and worse.

matters needing attention

The early manifestation of this disease is easy to be confused with other diseases, but it can be diagnosed by experienced specialists through careful examination. In China, especially in the north, the incidence rate of cerebrovascular diseases is high. The cerebrovascular disease has destroyed the specific brain tissue and the secondary Parkinson syndrome is not a few.