Orthostatic

Informazioni Generali

Primary Orthostatic Tremor - also known as Orthostatic Tremor (OT)
A neurological movement disorder, characterized by high frequency tremors, predominantly in the legs when in a standing position, and an immediate sense of instability.

Because of the speed of the contractions (13-18 Hz)** you may not recognize the problem as a tremor as compared to the more common essential tremor (4-7 Hz) or Parkinsons (3-6Hz) which produces a very visible movement.

Currently considered a rare disorder however, we are greatly under diagnosed and often misdiagnosed as other neurological problems such as Parkinson's, MS, ET, etc. Cause and cure is unknown.

OT/POT is a complicated and difficult tremor disorder to understand. When we describe our symptoms to someone we generally do not complain of tremors as such because our main focus is on a sudden, unique, disabling event that happens to our legs when we attempt to do anything that requires us to remain in a standing position. What we feel in both legs simultaneously is extreme straining, unsteadiness and imbalance. The muscles in our legs become hard, our ankles feel weak and toes curl under as our legs fail to support us. We can stand for only a short period of time, in some cases only seconds. There is a feeling of panic to find a place to sit or the need to walk to relieve our symptoms.

Read more about OT, news, research, and discussions :

website: www.orthostatictremor.org
community forum: www.orthostatictremor.org/phpBB3/
http://www.youtube.com/user/OrthostaticTremor

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