Health Tip: Spotting a Tremor

(HealthDay News) - A tremor is an uncontrolled, involuntary, rapid movement of a muscle, and can be caused by a medication or certain conditions such as Parkinson''s disease.

Here are common signs of tremor, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine:

• Frequent, uncontrolled shaking of the hands, eyelids, head, arms or muscles.
• Shaking on one side of the body, or with a different severity on each side of the body.
• Shaking that occurs occasionally, intermittently or temporarily rather than constantly.
• Nodding or quivering of the head.
• Shaking that stops during sleep.
• Worsening of shaking symptoms during stress.
• A shaking or quivering sound to the voice.

-- Diana Kohnle

Last Updated: Sept. 27, 2007

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