"Wrist-Worn Device Reduces Hand Tremor" - Judy George
Custom, non-invasive nerve stimulation appears to reduce hand tremors in essential tremor patients. The wrist-worn neuromodulation device stimulated median and radial nerves in the wrist and delivered a stimulation pattern tuned to interrupt a patient's tremulous signal. Two early release abstracts about this research from the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting, which will begin April 21, were made available Thursday. This represents a novel approach to treating essential tremor, noted Vicki Shanker, MD, assistant professor of neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, who was not involved in the study. “This study offers a non-invasive alternative to medications using neuromodulation therapy where treated patients had improved tremor and had improvement in their activities of daily living. In addition, the side effect profile was minimal."
- Vicki Shanker, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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