Manual Dexerity and Shaky Hands

[Al-Qahhar]

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Has anyone ever experienced problems with shaky hands while working in the lab or clinic? I am quite worried that my shaky hands will interfere with my attempts in the lab at Dental School.

My attempts of improving my manual dexerity usually fail due to the shakiness in my hands, any tips or first-hand experiences with this problem? I will see a doctor when it becomes worse I suppose, I don't think it is any cause for alarm though. (Perhaps low blood sugar or overactive thyroid?) Thank you kindly. I apologize for my poor English.

 

[aphistis]

Has anyone ever experienced problems with shaky hands while working in the lab or clinic? I am quite worried that my shaky hands will interfere with my attempts in the lab at Dental School.

My attempts of improving my manual dexerity usually fail due to the shakiness in my hands, any tips or first-hand experiences with this problem? I will see a doctor when it becomes worse I suppose, I don't think it is any cause for alarm though. (Perhaps low blood sugar or overactive thyroid?) Thank you kindly. I apologize for my poor English.

Yeah, could be a metabolic problem, or it could just be an essential motor tremor. See if your doctor will give you a trial run on a beta blocker; if that takes care of the problem, it's probably the latter.

 

[Dr.SpongeBobDDS]

Or it might just be normal. Nobody has perfect hand control; they will teach you how to find appropriate finger rests in school and that will solve the problems for 99.99% of people. Unless it is something that is interfering with your everyday life or that other people have noticed you are probably completely normal. 🙂

 

[omaralt]

just thought i'd add this, my barber is like a 90 yr old guy, with very shaky hands. yet he still cuts hair better than most ppl, dont know how he does it


omar

 

[kalix]

Has anyone ever experienced problems with shaky hands while working in the lab or clinic? I am quite worried that my shaky hands will interfere with my attempts in the lab at Dental School.

My attempts of improving my manual dexerity usually fail due to the shakiness in my hands, any tips or first-hand experiences with this problem? I will see a doctor when it becomes worse I suppose, I don't think it is any cause for alarm though. (Perhaps low blood sugar or overactive thyroid?) Thank you kindly. I apologize for my poor English.

Chill out on the Red Bull bro

 

[critterbug]

The finger rests/controls are very important. But also it takes your brain awhile to adjust to the fine/precise movements you make as a dental student/dentist. Your brain will adjust after practice, produce numerous new dendritic connections, and you will see your hand control increase with time.

If its a major tremble, then you need to obviously see a physician. But a minor tremble, in my opinion, is normal until you get enough practice under your belt.

 

[Al-Qahhar]

The tremor is indeed noticable at times, especially when holding things. I am hopeful that I will bring it under control soon, perhaps with practicing on something small and intricate. Model airplanes have been recommended to me, as I have yet to find any here in this new homeland. (I have indeed asked around and have been met with awkward stares) I will adventure to an American physician soon enough because I want to make sure that this tremor is nothing significant. My Qatari physician often laughed when I proposed it being abnormal or significant.

I should worry about completing the last two years of University in America and getting into an American Dental School instead of worrying about my hands, I just fear this will get in the way one day.

I appreciate the responses and the hospitality you all have shown me. Shukran.

 

[Woodsy]

practice makes perfect and when in doubt, fulcrum. The beauty of fulcrum.

 

[lnn2]

My Qatari physician often laughed when I proposed it being abnormal or significant.

Shukran.

I wonder whether your Qatari physcian still laugh if you were to tell him that while drilling his tooth. He'll probably **** in his pants 😀

 

[ItsGavinC]

just thought i'd add this, my barber is like a 90 yr old guy, with very shaky hands. yet he still cuts hair better than most ppl, dont know how he does it


omar

Hair grows back. Teeth don't.

 

[JesseBrad3]

One way to test for shakieness is to hold your hand out horizontally with fingers spread apart and palm facing down, then placing a piece of paper on the top of your hand. Everyone has some degree of tremor, you may just be super-sensitive about it becuase of your interest in dental school.

 

[Al-Qahhar]

Everyone has some degree of tremor, you may just be super-sensitive about it becuase of your interest in dental school.

I have noticed it for the past five years, but in the last few years I have become quite nervous about it being abnormal because of my choice to pursue dentistry. I am angered over my previous physician's inadequacy to look for a real solution. I have just arrived in the States and my new physician took the time to order numerous tests for which I have to go complete this week. (I love the American healthcare system)

Hopefully I will have this problem figured out, which makes me glad that I came to study in America. Seems like a bigger problem is getting my previous Qatari credits to transfer to my American university.

We will find out soon in the upcoming weeks. I express my gratitude for the replies. 👍

 

[Al-Qahhar]

A quick update:

My American physician referred me to a neurologist and pending the results he wants to prescribe me propranolol. (beta blocker) He called it a mix of Essential Tremor and Postural Tremor and suggested that a career change could be needed if the beta blocker doesn't help. This has devastated me greatly, as I fear my lifelong plans to be a dentist will not materialize. I am so depressed. Does anyone else have ET/PT? 🙁

 

[aphistis]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

If the worst case materializes, though, and you're unable to have a career in dentistry, you could always apply to med school and become a physician as a fallback career. 😉

 

[lnn2]

(I love the American healthcare system)

Damn straight. And some people want it to be more like England/Canada... 😕

A quick update:

My American physician referred me to a neurologist and pending the results he wants to prescribe me propranolol. (beta blocker) He called it a mix of Essential Tremor and Postural Tremor and suggested that a career change could be needed if the beta blocker doesn't help. This has devastated me greatly, as I fear my lifelong plans to be a dentist will not materialize. I am so depressed. Does anyone else have ET/PT? 🙁

I wouldn't worry too much about it. It's probably nothing, false alarm 🙂