Dancing And Sleep Myoclonus Posted: 02-01-07 09:49am
I am a 65 year old male who 2 months ago
began dance lessons that require rapid 360
degree right and left turns. At first
the turns gave me vertigo, but that
gradually disappeared. However, at the
same time I gradually developed sleep
myoclonus that consists of a right or left
jerk or a quick back and forth jerk of the
head. There are dozens of the jerks
every night. I practice dancing every
day with my wife, but I have laid off for
as many as three days and the myoclonus
continued. Do you think there is a
connection and if so, will the myoclonus
gradually disappear? If not, is there
anything that can be done that will
prevent the myoclonus while continuing
with dance.
