ArticleMovement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society2014
A noninvasive handheld assistive device to accommodate essential tremor: a pilot study.
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- Tremor Control Devices for Essential Tremor: A Systematic Literature Review.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Pooled it
- An Acute Randomized Controlled Trial of Noninvasive Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Essential Tremor.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2019Trial
- Essential Tremor and Digital Biomarkers: A Scoping Review Using the TRACE Framework to Map Readiness for Clinical Trials and Routine Practice.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Tremor-Assisted Eating Devices: A Comparative Study of Usability and Patient Preference in Essential Tremor.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Article
- FiMec tremor stabilization spoon: design and active stabilization control of two DoF robotic eating devices for hand tremor patients.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2023Article
- Physiology of Tremor Reduction by Putting the Hands Together in Essential Tremor.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2022Article
- Assistive Methodologies for Parkinson's Disease Tremor Management-A Health Opinion.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- Review: How Can Intelligent Robots and Smart Mechatronic Modules Facilitate Remote Assessment, Assistance, and Rehabilitation for Isolated Adults With Neuro-Musculoskeletal Conditions?Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2021Review
- Assessing and addressing footwear needs in Parkinson's disease-design thinking in neurology.NeuroRehabilitation · 2019Article
- Design of a noninvasive and smart hand tremor attenuation system with active control: a simulation study.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2018Article
- Emerging strategies in the management of essential tremor.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2017Review
- The Experience of Essential Tremor Caregivers: Burden and Its Correlates.Frontiers in neurology · 2017Article
- Voluntary-Driven Elbow Orthosis with Speed-Controlled Tremor Suppression.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2016Article
- Shaken not Stirred: A Pilot Study Testing a Gyroscopic Spoon Stabilization Device in Parkinson's Disease and Tremor.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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backgroundWe explored whether a noninvasive handheld device using Active Cancellation of Tremor (ACT) technology could stabilize tremor-induced motion of a spoon in individuals with essential tremor (ET).
methodsFifteen ET subjects (9 men, 6 women) performed 3 tasks with the ACT device turned on and off. Tremor severity was rated with the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (TRS). Subjective improvement was rated by subjects with the Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI-S). Tremor amplitude was measured using device-embedded accelerometers in 11 subjects.
resultsTRS scores improved with ACT on (versus off) in all 3 tasks: holding (1.00 ± 0.76 vs. 0.27 ± 0.70; P = 0.016), eating (1.47 ± 1.06 vs. 0.13 ± 0.64; P = 0.001), and transferring (1.33 ± 0.82 vs. 0.27 ± 0.59; P = 0.001). CGI-S improved with eating and transferring, but not the holding task. Accelerometer measurements demonstrated 71% to 76% reduction in tremor with the ACT device on.
conclusionsThis noninvasive handheld ACT device can reduce tremor amplitude and severity for eating and transferring tasks in individuals with ET.
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