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Hands Moving

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Helena, MT

I have started either twiddling my thumbs or moving my thumb and fingers on the front of my shirt, also have been moving my feet around or in a side to side motion. Does anyone else have the same problem or have any ideas what could be causing this?

April 29, 2022
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A myRAteam Member

I rub the bottom of my feet with lavender oil for restless legs.

April 29, 2022
A myRAteam Member

Are the movements completely involuntary? I know I have always been a mover ...I wiggle my fingers, move my feet back and forth and if lying down I catch myself rocking a lot, but I do it as an avoidance to pain kind of like a trance type thing lol, it helps me focus on something other than pain.

April 30, 2022
A myRAteam Member

Yes I twirl my thumbs all the time but my legs are the worst until my mother told me to put a pillow between my knees when I sleep, it slows the restless Legg syndrome down enough to be able to go to sleep

April 30, 2022
A myRAteam Member

Hi! I purposefully move my hands a lot. They are stiff, and I need to use them all the time, especially for petting the cats 😃. I also crack my knuckles, a lousy habit I’ve had since I was a kid. It’s voluntary on my part.

May 5, 2022
A myRAteam Member

I also do this and clenching cover's at night trying to get to sleep I've just been learning to play the ukulele last couple of weeks at first could not get any notes because of arthritis in hands which are bent in in knuckles.l honestly believe that 5 minutes a day has made such a difference can nearly clench a full fist first in nearly 20 years and they are feeling less painful honestly carn't believe it and can now play some tunes best £30 present think I've ever had thanks son first week was going to put it in bin glad I persevered

May 4, 2022

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