Movement Disorders

The increased movements in the body that happen to be a part of voluntary or involuntary actions within the nervous system are called movement disorders.

Symptoms of Movement Disorders

The symptoms are generally noticed based on the difficulty in the movement, such as:

• Finding trouble while walking as there is an imbalance seen 
• Twitching 
• Muscle weakness 
• Disruption in the physical movement coordination

Risk factors of Movement Disorders

There are certain conditions and risk factors which occur due to the disruption in the nervous system, such as:

• Essential tremor causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking in the body where the tremor affects the nervous system, and a trembling effect occurs. It is noticeable while doing simple tasks like drinking water and similar kind. People aged 40 and above come across this.
• Restless leg syndrome affects the movement of the legs. The trembling of legs is generally noticed during the evening and mostly while sitting or lying down.
• Ataxia is a voluntary movement that acts as clumsy and an imbalance while walking. Or speech-related issues and at times co-ordination movements in the hands and at times it affects the eye-movements too.

Treatment for Movement Disorder

Neurologists with their expertise handle disorders with various treatments as follows:

• Drug therapies are medications that control the ailment to a certain extent
• Physical therapy in the form of exercises which help in maintaining and restoring the bodily movements
• Injections for muscle contractions. 
• Finally, in case you need surgery to simulate the areas of your brain, which can help control the action.

A sedentary lifestyle is also the reason for movement disorders. We need to lead a healthy life and follow specific regimes such as physical activities and regular health checkups to minimise the occurrence of movement disorders.