About a decade ago, Joan Riggs, a 64-year-old from Lemoyne, started to have shaky hands. At first, it was an annoyance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finding part of your body shaking involuntarily can be distressing, especially when there’s no clear cause. Hand tremors, for ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Treatment options for essential tremor include medications, exercises, lifestyle changes, and in severe cases, surgical procedures such as deep brain stimulation. Essential tremor is a neurological ...

After 25 years of essential tremor, Joyce Clifton regained steady hands thanks to focused ultrasound at University of Utah Health. The incisionless treatment restored her ability to write, bake, and ...

Propranolol and Primidone demonstrate efficacy in up to 70% of patients as first-line agents. MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) results in approximately 56% tremor reduction at 4 years. Deep Brain ...

“Several areas of the brain are involved in the generation and control of movement of all extremities,” says Katerina Markopoulou, MD, neurologist and movement disorder specialist at NorthShore ...

This article was written for our sponsor, Essential Tremor Products. Imagine trying to do simple tasks like buttoning a shirt, stirring a cup of coffee or brushing your teeth, but being unable to do ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A suburban man is making music again with help from some high-tech surgery. Music instructor Matt O'Brien's transformation has been remarkable. O'Brien struggles to do what he loves ...

When Essential Tremor significantly interferes with daily activities, long-term drug treatment is needed. Drugs most commonly used to treat the condition include beta-blockers such as propranolol ...

388813 01: A photo illustration depicts a person typing May 4, 2001 in Denver, CO. National Academy of Sciences estimates that musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal-tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, and ...