Do I Have Parkinsons Or Benign Essential Tremor?
Although Parkinson’s Disease and Benign Essential Tremor have some similarities in that they both display as uncontrollable shaking, the two illnesses are very different but both fall into the category of movement disorders. I know, from experience, that once the shaking begins to interfere with your daily routine, the first thought is that you may have Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s is a much less common illness than Essential Tremor but Parkinson’s Disease is more widely understood within the general population. For Books and products relating to Parkinsons click here Both illnesses do cause shaking of the hands but in Essential Tremor the shaking is worse on using the hands, whereas, with Parkinson’s the shake is at it’s worst when the hands are resting and, in fact, Parkinson’s Disease can be differentiated by the tendency of Parkinson’s sufferers to a pill rolling motion, that is to say, the movement is compared to rolling a small pill between the thumb and index finger. Symptom
