National Essential Tremor Awareness Month – March 2023

National Essential Tremor Awareness Month is observed in March. Essential tremor, which is also referred to as benign tremor is a medical condition in which there is an occurrence of involuntary rhythmic contractions and twitching movements of specific muscle groups in a single or multiple body parts, the cause of which is unknown. Essential tremor is symmetrical, and the body parts affected by E.T. are the arms, hands, or fingers; although it occasionally affects the head, vocal cords, or any other body parts. Essential tremor may occur as an action tremor or a postural tremor, occurring with consistent muscle tone. Based on its characteristics, an essential tremor differs from a resting tremor, such as in Parkinson’s disease, which in this case, is not correlated with movement. To obtain further information please go NATIONAL ESSENTIAL TREMOR AWARENESS MONTH -March 2023 - National Today

Paige Isaac