I have essential tremor. Hearing about new treatment options is exciting. At one time my pediatric neurologist basically said the only kind of treatment had real nasty side effects, and most recently the prescription pill I tried also presented side effects that weren't worth it.
I'm going to look into this when I can. would love to try it if it's financially feasible.
ETA: Looking at their website and all the models in the photos are older people...
As someone diagnosed with ET since high school that's kind of funny.
Please don't do this kind of thing. It is incredibly rude. For me it's migraines - anytime I mention them I am absolutely flooded by people saying "oh, have you tried X? have you tried Y? All you need is celery juice!" I've been having migraines for 30 years. Believe me, I know more about them than you do.
Not everyone does research like you. And it is definitely not rude to ask have you heard about x and your thoughts about it, especially if you tried something and it didn't work it could spark a good discussion.
There are some indications that specific beta-carbolines (harman/norharman) could be a causative factor in genetically predisposed people. Coffee, tobacco smoke and fried/grilled food are the most significant sources.
This is the kind of technology application that I can get behind. What a wonderful project and great to see the original person with the idea so skeptical that it could work, be outvoted and then see their idea come to life.
Very interesting, I worked on something very similar for tremors, just didn’t take it to a product or a startup for reasons. Glad to see someone did it
Maybe I'm just cynical but this seems suspiciously like snake oil. Seems impossible to exclude the placebo effect and the improvements are self reported (more or less).
MIT uses a weird class numbering system. Instead of CS101, they call it 6.0002.
The first digit is the school that offers it, then after the decimal point they have their number of classes. (EECS is unusual in that it has four digits after the decimal point, most every other course has just three.) In general, classes that are required start with 001 and increment up, such that 001 is the intro course, 002 follows from that, etc. Then electives start around 015 or so.
Course 1 is Civil Engineering, Course 2 is Mechanical engineering, Course 3 is materials science, etc. 6 is Electrical and Computer engineering.
So 2.009 is a mechanical engineering course, in this case one for students towards the end of their time. It's called Product Engineering Processes, where you create a new product from beginning to production.
There’s an open source project for a glove which seem to aim for similar relief. I wonder how they compare in effectiveness.
https://github.com/edison-vs-tesla/Parkinsons_Therapy_Glove
I have essential tremor. Hearing about new treatment options is exciting. At one time my pediatric neurologist basically said the only kind of treatment had real nasty side effects, and most recently the prescription pill I tried also presented side effects that weren't worth it.
I'm going to look into this when I can. would love to try it if it's financially feasible.
ETA: Looking at their website and all the models in the photos are older people...
As someone diagnosed with ET since high school that's kind of funny.
The guy they describe as their pilot patient was much younger.
Apparently (per neurologist) onset is basically bimodal—teens or so and around 60.
Has anyone told you to avoid beta-carbolines in your diet?
Please don't do this kind of thing. It is incredibly rude. For me it's migraines - anytime I mention them I am absolutely flooded by people saying "oh, have you tried X? have you tried Y? All you need is celery juice!" I've been having migraines for 30 years. Believe me, I know more about them than you do.
Not everyone does research like you. And it is definitely not rude to ask have you heard about x and your thoughts about it, especially if you tried something and it didn't work it could spark a good discussion.
I've tried multiple things over the years with no improvement.
Are there any studies with results showing this as a suitable way to reduce tremors?
There are some indications that specific beta-carbolines (harman/norharman) could be a causative factor in genetically predisposed people. Coffee, tobacco smoke and fried/grilled food are the most significant sources.
See e.g. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12311-015-0751-z
This is the kind of technology application that I can get behind. What a wonderful project and great to see the original person with the idea so skeptical that it could work, be outvoted and then see their idea come to life.
The original demo was with a parkinsons sufferer but this clearance is for essential tremors - why the change?
Because that’s the only thing the syndicate ran trials on
Demo wasn’t a trial
Really glad they mentioned essential tremors. It can be quite limiting and frustrating
Very interesting, I worked on something very similar for tremors, just didn’t take it to a product or a startup for reasons. Glad to see someone did it
why did it take 9 years to not even come to market?
ah, "Today, Encora is focused on building a national sales force and working to secure coverage from insurers."
note that "FDA Cleared" only means it's (extremely) similar to another approved device
not that they tested or approved it
it's an often marketed phrase that's meaningless
Maybe I'm just cynical but this seems suspiciously like snake oil. Seems impossible to exclude the placebo effect and the improvements are self reported (more or less).
Is that true with the 501(k) approval?
See also from the UK https://www.beechband.com/ I've tried out both that and this https://www.amazon.com/Rockhouse-Metronome-Wearable-Vibratin... and both feel similar (NB. I don't have tremor but have a family member with Parkinsons)
> Wristband device from Encora Therapeutics started as a project in 2.009, MIT’s iconic product-design class.
Ok, maybe you're not reviewing the entire article, but at least the subtitle.
MIT uses a weird class numbering system. Instead of CS101, they call it 6.0002.
The first digit is the school that offers it, then after the decimal point they have their number of classes. (EECS is unusual in that it has four digits after the decimal point, most every other course has just three.) In general, classes that are required start with 001 and increment up, such that 001 is the intro course, 002 follows from that, etc. Then electives start around 015 or so.
Course 1 is Civil Engineering, Course 2 is Mechanical engineering, Course 3 is materials science, etc. 6 is Electrical and Computer engineering.
So 2.009 is a mechanical engineering course, in this case one for students towards the end of their time. It's called Product Engineering Processes, where you create a new product from beginning to production.
2.009 appears to be some kind of class id. The actual class discussed was in 2017.