Leg shaking is a clinical phenomenon that may be caused by habitual leg shaking or by suffering from Parkinson’s disease, restless leg syndrome and other diseases.
1. Habitual leg shaking: it may be caused by personal habits and is controllable because everyone has a different lifestyle and different habits. Some people feel comfortable when shaking their legs and can relax themselves.
2. Parkinson’s disease: it is a relatively common neurodegenerative disease in the middle-aged and elderly, patients will have symptoms such as resting tremor, motor retardation, postural balance disorders, etc. The tremor can start from the lower limbs, so it can be manifested as leg shaking symptoms, and its leg shaking is uncontrollable.
3. Restless legs syndrome: It is a central nervous system disease, mainly related to dopamine metabolism abnormality and iron deficiency, and has certain genetic factors. Its symptoms can appear uncontrollable leg shaking, accompanied by strong acidity, burning, tearing and pain, etc., and this condition often occurs in the night sleep or quiet, get out of bed and walk around or pound the calf can be alleviated.
Therefore, when uncontrollable leg shaking symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital for timely consultation and treatment.