Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder known for its characteristic motor symptoms, which include tremor, rigidity, and slowness of movement. Among these, rest or resting ...

The features, causes and management strategies for essential tremor and how nurses can support patients with this common ...

Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease had resting tremors improved with levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel, a study presented at the 68th Annual AAN Meeting has found. VANCOUVER, BC—Patients with ...

Physiotherapist David Putrino was working on a vibrating glove to help deaf people experience live music when a friend mentioned that the same technology might stop tremors in people with Parkinson's ...

Leg shaking can happen for many reasons, ranging from restless legs syndrome (RLS) and tremors to more severe conditions such as dementia. It is not possible to diagnose the cause of shaky legs based ...

Dear Doctor: My wife does calligraphy, but she’s having trouble because her hands have started shaking. She’s worried it’s Parkinson’s disease. What else could be the cause? Dear Reader: Uncontrolled ...

Tremors are recurrent, rapid, back-and-forth, involuntary shaking movements of part of the body or the whole body. Certain neurological diseases, medications, and anxiety commonly cause tremors. Jump ...

Physical exams only provide a snapshot of a Parkinson's patient's daily tremor experience. Scientists have developed algorithms that, combined with wearable sensors, can continuously monitor patients ...

Sipping on a warm cup of tea, feeding yourself soup with a spoon or simply writing your name. We take being able to perform these simple tasks for granted. Now with the proper diagnosis, use of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been diagnosed as having orthostatic tremor and have come to realize that many people do not know how tremor can affect people. Please share with your readers about orthostatic ...

Movement disorders are conditions involving abnormal involuntary movements of a part of the body. These can occur due to several causes, and are uncommonly associated with stroke. A tremor may develop ...