Medical and physical issues The lady who comes to clean my
mother’s house complained one day that my mother had kicked her.
I apologised on behalf of my mother and she was very
understanding. Then one day, the same thing happened to me. I
was so surprised, but when I looked at my mother I realised that
so was she and we both laughed. Occasionally, people with
dementia suffer from involuntary jerking movements of the arms,
legs or body. They are not like fits because they are not
repetitive movements, but just involve a single movement of an
arm or leg. Someone might, for example, suddenly fling an arm
out to the side for no apparent reason. The only real problem
arises if someone gets hurt, either a bystander or the person
with dementia themselves. You should therefore not worry about
it happening, but simply reassure the person and try to prevent
them from coming to any harm and from injuring others. How to
cope with jerking movements Although jerking movements of the
arms, legs and body are nothing to worry