Essential tremors

Essential tremor is a neurological disorder that causes a part of your body to shake uncontrollably. Find out what you can do to manage your symptoms.

I have been “suffering” with essential tremor for almost thirty years. I put the word “suffering” in quotes, because I mostly ignore it (except when I’m eating soup and the soup sloshes off the spo…

What is Benign Essential Tremor? A neurological movement disorder marked by fine involuntary tremor of different body parts is called Benign Essential Tremor. The part most commonly affected is upp…

Many health companies are in a process of creating assistive products for people with tremors so that they can enjoy drinking and eating during family gatherings. Here, we present 4 such products, which are research-based and have actually made it easier for people with tremors to perform hand activities.

What Causes Essential Tremor? Essential tremor (ET) is the most common movement disorder. It is characterized by involuntary rhythmic shaking of the hands, arms, head, voice or other areas of the body. It may be more pronounced during a deliberate action, such as reaching for something, buttoning a shirt, combing hair, etc. It is not […]

If your hands shake a lot, consider exercise for hand tremors or try using adaptive equipment. Improving hand strength can help improve daily function.

Essential Tremors card (fold on the dotted line and laminate it)

If you are suffering from hand tremor and find it difficult to write with a regular pen, here is the list of 7 best-weighted pens for you. These pens will not treat your tremor, but they come with some good features that will certainly improve your grip and control, and make it easy for you to write on paper.

The main benign essential tremor symptoms is shaking or uncontrolled movement in hands arms and head causing difficulty in performance of fine motor skills such as sewing, drawing, writing etc. Shaking in voice is also observed. These symptoms have gradual onset. As a person ages, the tremor frequency decreases and its intensity increases. In very few cases tremors stay mild throughout the life.

People with tremors in their hands from a condition called essential tremor may find some relief from a new, non-invasive type of nerve stimulation, according to a preliminary scientific abstract released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 70th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 21 to 27, 2018.