Essential Tremor Archive

  • By Sam Parker It’s only a start, but preliminary results from a clinical trial show ultrasound technology treatments yield immediate success in essential tremor (ET), a poorly understood medical condition. Physicians at the University of Virginia (UVA), sponsored by the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation (FUSF), started implementing these groundbreaking sound wave treatments in Feb. 2011. Within months doctors and therapists saw results in 15 individuals who suffer from essential tremor. What is Essential Tremor? Essential tremor is a disabling movement disorder that affects a small percentage of the United States’...

    Good Vibrations: Precision Ultrasonic Waves Yield Success in Essential Tremor

    By Sam Parker It’s only a start, but preliminary results from a clinical trial show ultrasound technology treatments yield immediate success in essential tremor (ET), a poorly understood medical condition. Physicians at the University of Virginia (UVA), sponsored by the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation (FUSF), started implementing these groundbreaking sound wave treatments in Feb. 2011. Within months doctors and therapists saw results in 15 individuals who suffer from essential tremor. What is Essential Tremor? Essential tremor is a disabling movement disorder that affects a small percentage of the United States’...

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