Tag: What is essential tremors

ABSTRACT

The nervous system is the body’s command focus which originates from your brain and controls your thoughts, movements and automatically responds to the surrounding world. The daily living of a human being depends upon how they move around effectively accomplishing their day to day activities. You can’t imagine the development of your lives without proper functioning of hands and legs. So what happens if somehow due to any health concern your hands are in shaking movement or make your limbs stiff or tight that restricts your day to day activities. Essential tremors is one such disease about which we will discuss in this whole article along with its ayurvedic management.

INTRODUCTION

Essential tremor is one of the conditions of the nervous system which leads to rhythmic and involuntary shaking. It may affect any part of the body but especially the hands while performing the simple tasks such as tying shoelaces, drinking water with glass, etc. Essential tremors are not commonly a dangerous condition but it may worsen with time passage and can’t be so serious in some patients. Sometimes it may be confused with the most common degenerating disorder – parkinsonism. This condition may occur at any age but the most common age group affected is the old age group. This is some brief view on essential tremors, let us know more about essential tremors.

SOME FACTS ABOUT ESSENTIAL TREMORS

• Here are some interesting facts of essential tremors that one must know:
• Among all the causes of tremors, essential tremors are one of the most common causes.
• Even the best neurologist may get confused while diagnosing essential tremors.
• The common condition with which one can confuse essential tremors is a  neurological condition – parkinsonism.
• As per the national institute of neurological disorders and stroke, essential tremors experienced by people are 8 times more than that of parkinsonism.
• This condition is not only restricted to old age, may occur in children and middle aged people, also this condition is diagnosed in the newborns.
• ET is also considered as genetic, a newborn is at 50% risk of inheriting essential tremors if one of their parents is suffering from the same. This doesn’t mean there is no chance of developing essential tremors in others.
• There is an estimation that 4 to 5% people face this condition in the age group of 40 – 60 years.
• The incidence of this condition at the age of 60 or more than 60 is estimated from 6.3% to 9%.
• People suffering from essential tremors feel frustrated and become disabled at worst or embarrassed with the best.
• Big issue for the people with essential tremors is their quality of life. Daily activities such as drinking, feeding, writing and grooming become difficult.
• People with ET feel too embarrassed in front of the public and keep them isolated in their homes which may lead to depression in some cases.

CAUSES OF ESSENTIAL TREMORS

About half cases of essential tremors result from DNA alteration, this is termed as familial tremor. There is not any clear cause of essential tremor in those people who are not having familial tremor. Beside the causes here are some risk factors of essential tremors:

• Altered gene: The genetic variety of essential tremors is considered as autosomal dominant disorder. For the development of this condition there is a need for an altered gene from only one parent. If somebody’s parents’ gene is of essential tremor then they have a 50% chance of developing this condition.

• Age: Age is another risk factor for essential tremors, as this condition is more common in the age group of 40 years and above.

SYMPTOMS OF ESSENTIAL TREMORS

Following are the symptoms experienced by a person who is suffering from essential tremors:

• Tremors worsen with the movement.
• More prominent on one side of the body.
• Generally starts from one hand then affects the other hand.
• There is a motion of head like yes- yes and no-no.
• Tremors get aggravated by fatigue, emotional stress, temperature extremes and caffeine.

IS THIS ESSENTIAL TREMOR OR PARKINSONISM?

This fact should be cleared in the mind first that how we can differentiate essential tremors from parkinsonism. So following are some key points to be noted in mind to evaluate whether it is essential tremors or parkinsonism:

• Timing of tremors: Essential tremors occur while using the affected part of the body but in case of parkinsonism it is prominent when the affected part is at rest.
• Affected parts of the body: ET involves mainly the hands, voice and head. In case of Parkinson’s tremors start from the hands then affect the legs, chin and other parts of the body.
• Associated conditions: ET does not cause any other health concern but on the other side parkinsonism may lead to slow movement, stooped posture and dragging of feet while walking. Sometimes the people with ET may develop different signs and symptoms such as unsteady walk.

So the above mentioned are some of the points that need to be made to clear the diagnosis of essential tremors and differentiate it from parkinsonism.

DIAGNOSIS OF ESSENTIAL TREMORS

To diagnose essential tremors a doctor may review the whole medical history, symptoms, family history and conduct a proper physical examination. There is not any medical test which may examine essential tremors. Mainly the diagnosing process involves ruling out any other medical condition. For clearing a diagnosis the doctor may suggests the following tests:

1. Laboratory Tests

• Metabolic problems
• Thyroid tests
• Levels of chemical causing tremor
• Drug side effects

2. Neurological Examination

• Muscle strength
• Tendon reflexes
• Muscle tone
• Posture
• Coordination
• Ability to feel anything
• Gait

AYURVEDIC VIEW OF ESSENTIAL TREMORS

As per Ayurveda this condition is correlated to the condition of vepathu or kampavata. Kampavata is made up of two words, kampa means tremors and vata means aggravation of vata dosha. So the tremors occurring due to aggravation of vata dosha are known as kampavata. In the case of kampavata there is the predominance of chala guna that is one of the qualities of vata dosha that is responsible for all the movements in the body. When the chala guna gets aggravated a person is not able to control the movements and leads to kampavata that is known as essential tremors. For the management of this condition there is a need for vata pacification and vata anulomana and for this we are going to discuss the herbal remedies by Planet Ayurveda. So let’s discuss below.

HERBAL REMEDIES BY PLANET AYURVEDA FOR ESSENTIAL TREMORS

Planet Ayurveda is an Ayurvedic clinic with GMP certification. All the supplements are made with ancient time tested formulas and include natural herbs and minerals. They have a wide range of supplements that consist of properties to manage and prevent almost all health concerns. All the products are free from any kind of added preservatives, synthetic materials like gums, resins, fibres, colours, etc. Due to the purity of formulations they don’t produce any kind of side effects. So for better management feel free to consume these supplements. For the purpose of managing essential tremors Planet Ayurveda listed 5 remedies that we will discuss below how each of these remedies are effective in the management of essential tremors.

1. ASHWAGANDHAGHAN VATI
2. VRIHAT VATCHINTAMANI RAS
3. NEUROGENIE CAPSULES
4. MUSLI STRENGTH CAPSULES
5. DASHMOOLA CAPSULES

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1. ASHWAGANDHAGHAN VATI

Ashwagandhaghan vati is one of the classical ayurvedic formulations available in tablet form. These tablets are prepared under the strict regardance of M.D. Ayurveda practitioners by the herb Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera). This herb has miraculous vata pacifying property which aids in the management of tremors. Also these capsules consist of rasayana property and balya property which provides strength to the weak muscles and prevents depletion of dhatus.

Dosage: 2 tablets twice daily with plain water after meals.

2. VRIHAT VATCHINTAMANI RAS

Vrihat vatchintamani is the famous formulation used since ancient times for managing vataj disorders. These are available in tablet form which consists of ingredients such as swarna bhasma (calyx of gold), rajata bhasma (calyx of silver), abhrak bhasma (calyx of mica), loha bhasma (calyx of iron) and various others. These tablets have been used for pacifying vata dosha and various neurological disorders since ancient times. As we studied earlier, vata dosha aggravation is the main cause behind the essential tremors, so vrihat vatchintamani ras is considered as an effective remedy for managing this condition.

Dosage: 1 tablet twice daily to be chewed.  

3. NEUROGENIE CAPSULES

Neurogenie capsules by Planet Ayurveda is a herbal formulation in capsule form. These capsules consist of standardised extract of herbs such as brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) and ashwagandha (Withania somnifera). Both these herbs include miraculous vata pacifying effects so with pacifying the vata dosha it helps in regulating the neurological functions. Also the neuroprotective functions of these capsules prevent any kind of degeneration of the brain cells and assists in preventing the symptoms of prosopagnosia.

Dosage: 1 capsule twice daily with plain water after meals.

4. MUSLI STRENGTH CAPSULES

Musli strength capsules by Planet Ayurveda is a miraculous capsule formulation of boosting strength and immunity. These herbal capsules consist of standardised extract of two herbs such as safed musli (Chlorophytum borivilianum) and gokshura (Tribulus terrestris). The herbal formulation consists of adaptogenic, immunomodulatory, strengthening, antioxidants and anti inflammatory. These properties basically provide strength to the weakened nerves due to pacification of vata dosha and alleviates the associated symptoms of essential tremors.

Dosage: 1 capsule twice daily with plain water after meals.

5. DASHMOOLA CAPSULES:

Dashmoola capsules as the name suggests it is made of dash – 10 moola – roots. These capsules are wonderful herbal remedy formulated by Planet Ayurveda with the standardized extracts of herbs like bilwa (Aegle marmelos), shyonak (Oroxylum indicum), patla (Stereospermum suaveolens), gambhari (Gmelina arborea) and many others. It is one of the best general health tonic as it improves strength as well as immunity. All the constituents of dashmoola capsules aid in vata anulomana (promotes the normal functioning of vata dosha). As we read earlier in the management of essential tremors there is a need of maintaining the chala guna of vata dosha so these capsules are effective in fulfilling this need, thus given in the management of essential tremors.

Dosage: 1 capsule twice daily with plain water after meals.

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CONCLUSION

Essential tremor is one of the conditions of the nervous system which leads to rhythmic and involuntary shaking. This condition is really confused with parkinsonism and difficult to differentiate from essential tremors. But in this article we mentioned some differentiating points about essential tremors and ET so that it made it easy to diagnose both the conditions without confusion. The cause of this condition is not as such clear but it is considered that genetics plays an important role in the spread of this condition. As per Ayurveda the condition is correlated to kampavata and the management needs vata anulomana (promotes the normal functioning of vata dosha). For this purpose Planet Ayurveda provides with 5 herbal remedies that helps in vata anulomana and vata pacification with which the condition of essential tremors get managed. These remedies are free from any kind of added preservatives and synthetic material so feel free to consume these herbal remedies. If you feel any kind of query while taking these remedies you can share your query on www.PlanetAyurveda.Com.