Abstract
One of the severe neurological disorders that affects the central nervous system is Parkinson’s disease, which causes that patients can not perform routine tasks such as eating and writing. According to statistical data, there are more than 10 million people in the world who suffer from this disease and the Latin American nation of Peru is no stranger to this, since approximately 30 thousand people suffer from it. Until today there is not a cure for this disease; however, there are different chemical, biological and electronic methods that help to improve the quality of life of patients with this disease. This research aims to design a low-cost device that is able to diminish tremors in patients with Parkinson. The non-invasive device presented and developed in this study will work with the help of 5 vibratory motors and a microcontroller. The vibrations generated by the motors in the patient’s wrist will distract the brain and as result the tremors of the hand due to Parkinson’s disease will be reduced.
Highlights
In recent years, one of the silent diseases that has been increasing, and that most of the people do not know about, is Parkinson’s disease (PD), which is the second most frequent neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer
The vibration motors are attached to a small elastic band, which is of 5 cm wide and has a length of 30 cm
The arm nerves can feel the vibrations that are generated by the motors, which is why the brain focuses more on random vibration patterns and ignores the hand tremors generated by the Parkinson’s disease
Summary
One of the silent diseases that has been increasing, and that most of the people do not know about, is Parkinson’s disease (PD), which is the second most frequent neurodegenerative condition after Alzheimer. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects approximately more than 10 million people around the world [1]. These cases affect people aged 60 and over, with certain cases involving young people and adults. Parkinson’s symptoms include increased quivering movements, tremors, muscle stiffness, slow movement, and motion irregularity. All of these symptoms cause the patient to harm their daily routines, for instance, in holding certain objects that are necessary to lead a comfortable quality of life
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