Abstract

A tremor is a mildly rhythmic muscle contraction and relaxation that predominantly involves involuntary oscillations or twitching movements of one’s body parts. Jaw tremor looks more like shivering although with different amplitude and frequency which can vary. Jaw tremors hinder patients’ day to day activities and hamper confidence, causing social handicaps. There are only drug-based solutions for jaw tremors to date. Currently, there are some surgical treatments like Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), but, they have side effects. Our solution - the palliator a wearable, ergonomic device that dampens jaw tremors without producing any side effects on patients. The proposed solution uses two accelerometers to detect and distinguish involuntary tremors from the voluntary jaw motion and then uses the gyroscopic principle to control the involuntary motion, thus resisting the tremors.

Full Text
Paper version not known

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.