It’s always interesting to see what research is being done on other movement disorders…
“A newly published study from a researcher at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center suggests that precisely targeting areas of the brain with a powerful magnetic field may provide relief from painful involuntary muscle contractions known as dystonias.” http://bit.ly/dystoniaResearch
The subject of the latest NORD research grant on Orthostatic Tremor is also exploring the use of - repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation - rTMS
“For the study of Primary Orthostatic Tremor, made possible by donations from the OT Resource patient community and a grant from Lundbeck, Inc., and its Raise Your Hand to Fight Rare Diseases campaign, grant awarded to: Aparna Wagle Shukla, MD, University of Florida, rTMS Therapy for Primary Orthostatic Tremor: A Novel Treatment Approach -
To read more about the research grant and how to donate to OT research > bit.ly/OT_research
rTMS investigated to help with dytonias
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