# Hand tremors **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [1 April 2017 20:03 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hand-tremors/38403 "2017-04-01T20:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [1 April 2017 20:03 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hand-tremors/38403/1 "2017-04-01T20:03:28Z")
hi May I ask what/if anyone finds anything useful to manage hand tremors. I am suffering more with these tremors on a daily basis. thanks neil ---
**Author:** ![Janet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@Janet](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Janet)\ **Post date:** [1 April 2017 22:17 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hand-tremors/38403/2 "2017-04-01T22:17:31Z")
Hello Neil, I take Clonazepam which helps me with tremors, of course you could try sitting on them! Joking aside have a word with your GPs as they may come up with something else. Hope this helps. Janet x ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [2 April 2017 08:22 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hand-tremors/38403/3 "2017-04-02T08:22:45Z")
Cheers Janet a visit to my GP it is then. Neil ---
**Author:** ![skippysprite](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/skippysprite/32/912_2.png) [@skippysprite](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/skippysprite)\ **Post date:** [2 April 2017 13:32 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hand-tremors/38403/4 "2017-04-02T13:32:37Z")
I take propanalol for mine, and whilst it doesn’t eradicate the problem completely, it does help. Pam x ---
**Author:** ![hebeyellow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbe5ce/32.png) [@hebeyellow](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/hebeyellow)\ **Post date:** [19 April 2017 05:45 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hand-tremors/38403/5 "2017-04-19T05:45:17Z")
I had to have physio for two fingers on my right hand that stopped working due to trigger finger. Part of the physio was to get a very hard small ball, rub it on every tiny section of the lower arm downwards towards the wrist and press hard so that every bit of muscle felt it. I had to do this for ages then do the same on my palms. I did it for both hands hopefully in order to prevent any worsening. It helped my hand but strangely, it also seems to have helped my tremor which I only have in the right side. The GP thinks it loosens things up a bit so the tremor may be there but it is not so obvious. Probably load of rubbish but might be worth a go? I also do stretching arms and fingers every day flapping about like a big bird, I think this has helped the tremor a little too. Some days I wake up and just shake but others not too bad. So I continue doing these little excercises just in case they are even giving me a 1% benefit. I do them watching tele too. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DoctorGeoff](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/DoctorGeoff)\ **Post date:** [20 April 2017 22:46 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/hand-tremors/38403/6 "2017-04-20T22:46:18Z")
Hi Neil First question is what sort of tremor you have: - Essential tremor is a bit like Parkinsons tremor - small movements but quite fast. - Intention tremor is where (say) you reach for something and your hand goes off in a different direction - big movements but at a slow speed (this is more typical of MS). Second question is have you got a copy of the MS Society’s booklet ES04 “Tremor”? It could maybe answer a lot of your questions. I have Intention tremor in my left hand, and it was making it difficult to move the indicator stalk on my car. The practical cure was to wear a pair of fairly stiff leather gloves. Now I am finding that to move the gearshift out of Park, I need to pudh down quite firmly on the gearshift. If I don’t I cannot locate the shift lock button with my thumb. Some people find a medication that works for them - I have not found one yet. Geoff