What Causes Feeling Of Constant Shaking, Neck Pain And Back Pain?

Posted on Thu, 5 Mar 2015

Question: My son just told me he felt like he is shaking all the time even in his sleep. He does not think it is noticable on the outside. Even at night. We are very worried. He did go to the doctor to get his blood drawn. Have you ever heard anything like this? He is 34 years old. Has had some neck pain and back pain before this. I am so upset I can't think straight.

Answered by Dr. Pankaj Borade (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
a Sleep EEG will help

Detailed Answer:
Dear,
Welcome to HCM
As i can understand from your complaints that your son feels like he is 'shaking' during sleep.
There are certain conditions like sleep seizures, restless leg syndrome, which can present in a manner mentioned here, however a detailed and elaborative description is required to have a clearer picture of the symptoms.

1) Wether whole body is shaking or any limb part?
2) does he only feel so or the shakes can be noticed by others too?
3) is he in control the shakes or the movements are not under his control?
4) Have you ever tried to wake him up during such episodes?
5) Does he have nightmares or bad dreams?
6) were there any incidents of bed wetting?

If a patient with complaints similar to that of you comes to my clinic i would advice him to get an Sleep EEG done to rule out sleep seizures.
I would request for the reports of blood investigations.
Information regarding the above question, plus sleep EEG investigation will certainly help to narrow in on any specific condition.

kindly reply..
Regards,
Dr Pankaj Borade

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Follow up: Dr. Pankaj Borade (8 hours later)

I guess I was not very clear this happens during the daytime too. He does not think other people actually see him tremor. He said it feels like after you exercise very hard and then you have the shakes inside. We do not have a history of MS or Parkinson's in our family. They said at the Doctors office it could just be stress or extreme anxiety. Well after reading online now I have heard of MS, Parkinson's, XXXXXXX Disease. and something calle Graves disease. On his dad's side though they do have dietbetes. I do not know just praying it is not one of those bad things I read about. I do know they just threw away a humidifier. I thought about mold. I know I will have to wait but I was just hoping there were other causes besides the ones I read about. To make it worse we live in different states.

Okay now he said it is like a tingle all over his body that comes and goes. Could a pinch nerve in his neck cause that? He has had neck pain

Answered by Dr. Pankaj Borade (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
A sleep EEG will help to get a clearer picture

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the reply.
In any case an EEG sleep is the investigations to look forward to, as it can help us to rule out an imp condition of sleep seizures.
A a vague sense of restlessness, repeated urge to move body, sensations like as if some insect is moving on body, etc experience of such symptoms during sleep are more suggestive of restless leg syndrome.
Secondly, you don't need to be worried about the conditions like Parkinson's , multiple sclerosis, etc as they have altogether different presentation and are least likely from your complaints.
Neck pain again is unrelated to this and could be independent condition.

I would like to know if sweating, exercise, exposure to heat triggers such tingling.

Regards,
Dr Pankaj Borade

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Pankaj Borade (19 hours later)

I will ask! THanks so much I just freak out when I worry about my family being sick with something.

Answered by Dr. Pankaj Borade (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
a neurological opinion can help

Detailed Answer:
sure.
If the problem continues to trouble him severely. In that case it would be wiser on my part to advice you for a neurologist consultation at your local clinic, as there are certain signs that needs to be elicited by a doctor in personal especially in neurology.
However as I have have said before Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, XXXXXXX etc conditions are unlikely.

Hope to have satisfied your query.
welcome for futher suggestions.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj