[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":450},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-are-you-going-to-wake-up-from-cryosleep":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":220,"relatedBooks":360},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":35,"project_category":51,"contact_email_category":54,"yst_prominent_words":55,"class_list":75,"better_featured_image":103,"acf":147,"yoast_meta":164,"_links":167},22092,"2025-06-17T10:11:18","2025-06-17T08:11:18",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F","2025-06-17T10:11:19","2025-06-17T08:11:19","are-you-going-to-wake-up-from-cryosleep","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fare-you-going-to-wake-up-from-cryosleep",{"rendered":17},"Are You Going To Wake Up From Cryosleep?",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>More than 500 people let their bodies have cooled down to -200 Celsius and preserved in liquid nitrogen in the hope that someday in the future, science will be able to cheat death and make them wake up from their Sleeping Beauty state. As of today, no one knows whether they will ever have the chance for a second life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Relax, David, open your eyes!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That’s the last line from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imdb.com\u002Ftitle\u002Ftt0259711\u002F?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vanilla Sky\u003C\u002Fa>, the movie remake about a wealthy playboy in cryosleep waking up after 150 years from his lucid dream (starring Tom Cruise as David). The audience doesn’t know what happens next, and whether he can survive the procedure, not to speak about living in a society where every one of his friends and relatives is dead, and people live a completely different way of life than he was used to. \u003Cstrong>Concerns about the feasibility of cryonics as well as its “afterlife” are as old as the birth of the idea that people could fall asleep for a long time and wake up as if nothing happened\u003C\u002Fstrong> – isn’t Sleeping Beauty about cryonics, really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, the idea of preserving bodies in some liquid cooled down to below zero temperatures appears in many sci-fi movies indicating the concept has interested the audience already for a while. Do you remember \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=E-AmHZ17gWM\" target=\"_blank\">Han Solo being hibernated in The Empire Strikes Back\u003C\u002Fa>? And \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=WCtkibZqSpk\" target=\"_blank\">Ellen Ripley and the crew waking up\u003C\u002Fa> in a cryotube used for interstellar travel in the Alien series? Recently, cryonics and cryosleep are getting more and more attention as billionaires from Silicon Valley start to look at it as a real possibility to avoid death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, its principle is backed by news about \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.uni-stuttgart.de\u002Fen\u002Funiversity\u002Fnews\u002Fall\u002FSleeping-Beauty-in-an-ice-cube-How-tardigrades-survive-freezing-temperatures\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a revived tardigrade\u003C\u002Fa> (tiny, water-dwelling organism) that had been frozen for more than three decades; and news about how scientists are trying to de-extinct the woolly mammoth. Back in 2013, Russian scientists \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.history.com\u002Fnews\u002Fcan-scientists-clone-a-woolly-mammoth-should-they\" target=\"_blank\">discovered\u003C\u002Fa> a well-preserved woolly mammoth carcass trapped in the permafrost of northern Siberia for some 42,000 years. They named the specimen Buttercup (of course). Now, George Church and his team are trying to extract DNA from the ancient mammoth specimen and use gene editing to combine it with that of the Asian elephant. Such news could give ideas to some people: what if I let my body preserve in ice, too, and will be recreated somehow in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The brief history of cryonics\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That’s precisely the basic idea of cryonics. The word itself is also \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fscience.howstuffworks.com\u002Flife\u002Fgenetic\u002Fcryonics4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">derived from the Greek term for “cold”\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Cstrong>it means the low-temperature preservation of a human corpse, with the hope that one day it can be restored to life and full health. Bodies are cooled down to -200 Celsius and placed in a container of liquid nitrogen\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Michigan professor, Robert Ettinger proposed \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2008\u002Ffeb\u002F14\u002Fresearch.cryonics\" target=\"_blank\">cryonics\u003C\u002Fa> in 1964 in a book called The Prospect of Immortality, which argued that death could, in fact, be a reversible process. The first person to be cryopreserved was Dr. James Bedford in 1967. He died of kidney cancer, but his will was to be put into a cryo-chamber, in hopes that one day in the future, doctors would be able to bring him back. Ettinger, who died in 2011, went on to found the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cryonics.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Cryonics Institute\u003C\u002Fa> in Michigan where he, his mother and his first and second wives all now reside in metal flasks kept at −196 °C.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F05\u002Fcryosleep.jpg\" alt=\"cryosleep, stasis chambers, cryonics\" class=\"wp-image-56027\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F05\u002Fcryosleep.jpg 1792w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F05\u002Fcryosleep-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F05\u002Fcryosleep-1536x878.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although the concept has never become mainstream, around six companies were established in the 1970s to use the technology. However, the majority could not cover the fixed costs of preserving the bodies, thus they went bankrupt, and the number of people choosing to sign up is steadily increasing year on year. \u003Cstrong>There are now \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fscience\u002F2016\u002Fnov\u002F18\u002Fthe-cryonics-dilemma-will-deep-frozen-bodies-be-fit-for-new-life\">nearly 300 cryogenically frozen individuals in the US, another 50 in Russia\u003C\u002Fa>, and a few thousand prospective candidates signed up. There are even more than 30 pets at \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.alcor.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Alcor’s\u003C\u002Fa> chambers, the largest cryonics organization in the world in Arizona, that has been around since 1972.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One tiny problem though. We’re not sure if we can wake them up – no matter how convincingly cryogenics companies are stating it otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Traveling in cryosleep\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> to Mars?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That’s the same trouble with cryosleep, the most popular means of travel for sci-fi movies and literature where protagonists go to other planets by light years. However, \u003Cstrong>if we could make it work, it would really be a game-changer — from saving terminally ill patients to solving one of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasa.gov\u002Fcenters-and-facilities\u002Fglenn\u002Fbrr-its-cold-in-here-nasas-cryo-efforts-beyond-the-atmosphere\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">main problems of interstellar travels\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And there are many attempts to make it a reality. An Atlanta-based startup, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.spaceworks.aero\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Space Works Enterprises\u003C\u002Fa> was working with NASA to develop a stasis chamber (but the project \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.spaceworks.aero\u002Ftag\u002Fhuman-stasis\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">seems to be dumped\u003C\u002Fa>). According to the original idea, the module lowers the body temperature to 32 Celsius and creates mild hypothermia. And with multiple sessions, a room like that could be a massive advancement in space travel. But it’s not suspended animation, it’s rather \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasa.gov\u002Fgeneral\u002Ftorpor-inducing-transfer-habitat-for-human-stasis-to-mars-2\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">deep sleep called torpor\u003C\u002Fa> significantly reducing metabolic rates for humans over extended periods. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, The Medical Futurist is not sure whether a form of deep sleep will be enough if we want to travel light years. We suspect we’ll need to come up with something better and for that, we’ll need more research into cryogenics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Wake me up when cryosleep ends\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The trouble with cryogenics and cryosleep is pure physics: our cells are filled with water. And when you freeze water, it expands and forms crystals, which irreversibly damage the body. \u003C\u002Fstrong>The Cryonics Institute is trying to fix that problem by \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dailymail.co.uk\u002Fsciencetech\u002Farticle-5270257\u002FCryogenics-corpses-brought-10-years.html\" target=\"_blank\">draining the blood and replacing it with an antifreeze fluid to stop harmful ice crystals from forming\u003C\u002Fa> in the body. At Alcor, they use a process called vitrification. They substitute the water in the cells with an antifreeze agent. So when the tissues are cooled to cryogenic temperatures, instead of crystallizing into ice, the chemicals clump together and become solid, molecularly similar to glass. And this new glass form prevents the cells from bursting and, theoretically, holds them in stasis forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, \u003Cstrong>recent advances in medicine have not proven yet that such complex systems as the human circulatory system or the brain can be “stored” with the help of anti-freeze material without causing damage\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Clive Coen, a professor of neuroscience at King’s College London says that on the one hand, the massively dense brain tissues cannot be handled by anti-freeze, and on the other, by the time the cryonics team arrives at the bedside of a patient who just passed away, some neurons are already irreversibly dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F05\u002Fcryosleep-2.jpg\" alt=\"cryosleep, stasis chambers, cryonics\" class=\"wp-image-56029\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F05\u002Fcryosleep-2.jpg 1792w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F05\u002Fcryosleep-2-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F05\u002Fcryosleep-2-1536x878.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>No matter what, some people are still hopeful. For example, Anders Sandberg, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fhi.ox.ac.uk\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">of Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute\u003C\u002Fa> (a research hub sadly closed down in April 2024), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fscience\u002F2016\u002Fnov\u002F18\u002Fthe-cryonics-dilemma-will-deep-frozen-bodies-be-fit-for-new-life\">told The Guardian\u003C\u002Fa> that he would pay for his head to be frozen in the hope that the brain’s contents might be “downloaded” into a robotic agent in the future. He gives the freezing, thawing and reanimation process “maybe a 5% chance” of working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Want to be fit and well? Jump into a cryochamber!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s understandable why people are not standing in huge lines in front of cryonics companies to be preserved upon death. At the same time, the idea of cryotherapies and the use of “freezing cold temperatures” for better health have become more and more popular in the last couple of years – especially since celebrities and sportsmen, such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.health.harvard.edu\u002Fblog\u002Fcan-cryotherapy-stop-your-pain-cold-or-is-just-a-lot-of-hot-air-2018041813612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Aniston, and LeBron James\u003C\u002Fa> embraced the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Of course, the concept itself is nothing new – only the technology. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fprogrammes\u002Farticles\u002FXTsflSzkDtQDDygCr9FbRG\u002Fare-ice-baths-and-cold-water-really-that-good-for-us\" target=\"_blank\">Using cold water or hydrotherapy is an ancient practice\u003C\u002Fa>. Hippocrates recommended bathing in spring water to ‘allay lassitude’, and the ancient Egyptians turned it into an art form with essential oils and flowers. \u003Cstrong>If you ever placed a pack of ice on an injured muscle, you already used it and know the benefits. Here, the difference is that cryotherapy usually doesn’t use water or ice, only extremely low temperatures. In the case of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.webmd.com\u002Fpain-management\u002Fwhat-is-whole-body-cryotherapy\" target=\"_blank\">whole-body cryotherapy\u003C\u002Fa>, patients sit or step into a cryotherapy booth for 3-5 minutes. The method is used to relieve muscle pain, sprains and swelling after soft tissue damage or surgery. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It has to be noted, though, that in spite of its popularity, there’s no convincing evidence about its proven long-term advantages yet. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.health.harvard.edu\u002Fblog\u002Fcan-cryotherapy-stop-your-pain-cold-or-is-just-a-lot-of-hot-air-2018041813612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">escalating claims of benefit and rising demand led the\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002FForConsumers\u002FConsumerUpdates\u002Fucm508739.htm\">FDA to warn consumers\u003C\u002Fa> recently that, “If you decide to try whole-body cryotherapy, know that the FDA has not cleared or approved any of these devices for medical treatment of any specific medical conditions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, cryotherapy, cryosleep, and cryogenics are here to stay. Perhaps the popularity of cryotherapy will fade as “the next big thing” comes, maybe we will never know whether cryopreservation works, but cryosleep will definitely develop further – as the most promising technology for interstellar travels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you&#8217;d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Tremors can disrupt basic daily activities like eating, dressing, writing, or using technology, can cause social anxiety and self-consciousness, and in more severe cases can interfere with work or driving a car and thus undermine a person’s autonomy.&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And they are not exactly rare: according to conservative estimates,\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fessentialtremor.org\u002Fhow-common-is-essential-tremor\u002F\"> approximately 1% of people\u003C\u002Fa> have essential tremors. Meanwhile, other sources, like the University of Michigan Health System Movement Disorder Program say the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.uofmhealth.org\u002Fconditions-treatments\u002Fbrain-neurological-conditions\u002Fessential-tremor\">prevalence is closer to 5%\u003C\u002Fa>. The actual figure might be \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.neurology.org\u002Fdoi\u002F10.1212\u002FWNL.94.15_supplement.4458\">somewhere in between\u003C\u002Fa>, but we know for certain that tremors get significantly more prevalent with age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Medicine aims to help tremor patients in several ways, offering drugs, surgical treatments, and increasingly, non-invasive digital health methods. With this analysis, we wanted to provide an overview of this latter field: how technology can help patients with tremors.&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002FHapifork_TMF-768x543.jpg\" alt=\"tremors, digital health, hapifork\" class=\"wp-image-22523\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002FHapifork_TMF-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002FHapifork_TMF-512x362.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002FHapifork_TMF.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Tremors are involuntary, rhythmic muscle contractions that cause shaking movements in one or more body parts. The oscillations may be rapid or slow, occur at rest or during movement, and vary in severity. They are common and can affect people of all ages. Tremors can emerge as a benign condition without a serious health implication, known as physiological tremor, or indicate a more complex neurological condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Tremors can be categorised by their cause (essential tremors, tremors caused by neurological diseases, and various other causes), and we can also differentiate between resting and action tremors. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What non-invasive technologies can help tremor patients?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Given the incredibly complex web of potential cases and tremor types, the palette of available solutions is also extremely diverse. We recently reported about the Gyroglove, a smart device using the principle of gyroscopes to stabilise hand movements. Unfortunately, its $6000 price tag also means it will never become widely available for tremor patients. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The GyroGlove™ by GyroGear™ - Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 Innovation Awards\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F9pZI2LdbOJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A similar product with a significantly lower price is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsteadiwear.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fsteadi-two\">called the Steadi-Two\u003C\u002Fa>. While $650 is still not cheap, it is one large step closer to being affordable for everyday folks.&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But gloves are by far not the only way to help patients with tremors. We introduced \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.liftware.com\u002F\">these smart utensils\u003C\u002Fa> 7 years ago as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffinest-examples-brilliant-healthcare-design\u002F\">examples of brilliant design\u003C\u002Fa>.&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC9863142\u002F\">this study summarises\u003C\u002Fa>, these are just the tips of the iceberg. Tremor patients can use: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Wearable Sensors for tremor detection\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These devices track the frequency, amplitude, and patterns of tremors. This data helps doctors understand the severity of the condition and tailor treatment more effectively. An example of this is the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.glneurotech.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fkinesiau\u002F\">Kinesia line\u003C\u002Fa> from Great Lake Neurotechnologies that in the US can be prescribed to patients.&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Bracelet-based tremor suppressive devices\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These bracelets often use vibration therapy or mild electrical stimulation to disrupt the nerve signals responsible for the tremors. An example is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcalahealth.com\u002F\">the Cala kIQ\u003C\u002Fa>, formerly known as Cala Trio, which can also be prescribed in the US. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Glove-based tremor suppressive device\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Similar to the bracelet, this wearable fits over the entire hand and uses sensors and motors to provide counter-movements to the tremors, offering stability and improved motor control. Examples include the previously mentioned and linked GyroGlove and SteadiTwo.&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Orthosis for tremor suppression\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Orthotic devices are custom-fitted braces that provide support and stability to a limb or the torso. For tremor suppression, they might be designed to restrict tremor-prone movements while allowing for intended motion. Products from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.readi-steadi.com\u002F\">Readi-steadi\u003C\u002Fa> belong to this category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Stabilising tray for tremor suppression\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These trays are designed to be carried by individuals with tremors. They might have built-in mechanisms, such as springs or electronic stabilization, to keep the tray level and contents secure. An example of this is the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F6hmTzS-20E0?si=fwWn_DHGMldj4L2x&amp;t=41\">Unspillable Tray, shown here\u003C\u002Fa> in action.&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Does The Unspillable Tray Work?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F6hmTzS-20E0?start=41&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Stabilising spoon\u002Futensils for tremor suppression\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Eating utensils with either tremor-cancellation technology or very specific shapes and design that allow individuals to eat without spilling food, providing them with more independence during meals. A good selection of such devices \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fessentialtremor.org\u002Fresource\u002Fassistive-devices\u002F#1583851853520-c9c3eed7-8a8e\">can be found here\u003C\u002Fa> under the “Utensil and Cooking” section.&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>PC mouse control and other computer aids\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These devices and software are designed to help users with tremors. The category includes uniquely designed hardware like the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcontourdesign.store\u002F\">Rollermouse\u003C\u002Fa> and anti-tremor filtering software like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.steadymouse.com\u002F\">SteadyMouse\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Specific devices for Parkinson’s patients\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This paper introduces a range of wearable devices for Parkinson’s patients. These include monitoring devices like the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pdneurotechnology.com\u002Fpd-monitor-solution\u002Fproduct\u002F\">PD Monitor\u003C\u002Fa>, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdementech.com\u002Fparkinsons-kinetigraph-pkg\u002F\">Parkinson’s KinetiGraph\u003C\u002Fa> (PKG), the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statonholter.com\u002F\">Stat-On Holter\u003C\u002Fa>, the already mentioned Kinesia devices, movement monitors like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mcroberts.nl\u002Fproducts\u002Fdynaport7\u002F\">DynaPort\u003C\u002Fa>, or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffeetmehealth.com\u002F\">FeetMe\u003C\u002Fa>, and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fapdm.com\u002Fwearable-sensors\u002F\">Opal sensors from APDM\u003C\u002Fa>. All devices in this category are class I or class II medical devices, and most have both CE and FDA clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While still an under-explored area, the potential of digital health solutions for tremor patients is undeniable. Though tremor-focused initiatives might not dominate top headlines or investment rounds, these technologies have the power to revolutionise patient care. And in a recent big step forward, the European Parliament just \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.med-technews.com\u002Fnews\u002Flatest-medtech-news\u002Feuropean-parliament-recognises-essential-tremor-as-official-disease-in-ground-breaking-declaration\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">recognized essential tremor as a disease\u003C\u002Fa>, aiming to channel increased R&amp;D funding to this area and forming a &#8220;comprehensive European strategy for brain disorders&#8221;. 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