Table 2.

Frequency of different types of trigger inducing FMD

Exercise/movement (n = 79, 89.7%)	Exercise with whole body (sit-down/stand-up, from a chair squats) (n = 63, 79.7%), walking forwards or backwards (n = 33, 41.8%), lack of sleep (n = 32, 40.5%), climbing up and down stairs (n = 10, 12.6%), writing (n = 3, 3.8%), respiration (hypoventilation or hyperventilation) (n = 2, 2.5%), chewing (n = 1, 1.26%), swallowing food (n = 1, 1.26%), lifting forward or abduction upper limbs (n = 1, 1.26%)
Emotional (n = 33, 37.5%)	Anxiety (or worry) (n = 20, 60.6%), excitement/agitation (n = 15, 45.4%), fear (n = 14, 42.4%), self-image issue (self-doubt) (n = 12, 36.4%), panic attack (n = 7, 21.2%), stress (n = 6, 18.2%), anger (or frustration) (n = 3 9.1%)
Visual (n = 28, 31.8%)	Sensitivity to light (n = 26, 92.8%), flashing light (n = 1, 3.6%), watching a bicycle (n = 1, 3.6%)
Touch (n = 11, 12.5%)	Self-touch in the following body locations (n = 7, 63.6%): hairs, shoulder, neck, trunk, lower limbs; touch by neurologist and/or physiotherapist (n = 7, 63.6%)
Auditory (n = 4, 4.5%)	Noise (n = 4, 100%), clapping hands by someone (n = 1, 25%)
Others (n = 3, 3.4%)	Headache (n = 3, 100%), exposure to cold temperature (n = 1, 33.3%)