# leg trembling/ sewing machine legs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leg-trembling-sewing-machine-legs/337628>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 29, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leg-trembling-sewing-machine-legs/337628 "2005-12-29T21:14:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![immoline2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de0a6/32.png) [@immoline2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/immoline2)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leg-trembling-sewing-machine-legs/337628/1 "2005-12-29T21:14:36Z")

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I must thank you for the informative forum. I experienced sewing machine leg today while trying to drive home from a particularly gruelling hike (because I am so not fit enough) and i couldnt get my foot to stop shaking unless i pressed the heel down. It seemed very odd, my hubby was worried, and I thought that I was finally going into shut down mode. I normally get severe shakes from my asthma meds, and these scared the bejesus outta me. I could also picture my GP telling me that it was all in my head. How nice then to find a perfectly plausable explanation!It was especially scary since I was not able to maintain the revs on my car because it was my right leg that I use for the clutch and it refused to stay still! I got home in one piece though.  
Thanks again. :smack: