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Essential tremor is different from Parkinson’s disease and often far less serious.

Benign Essential Tremor vs. Parkinson’s Disease: What’s the Difference? No one wishes for a chronic, long-lasting medical condition but some are more dreaded than others – especially if there’s no cure. Diseases that involve neurological deterioration are particularly fearful. They affect the brain and/or nervous system. They include deteriorating conditions like MS, ALS, Huntington’s disease, […] CONTINUE

New MRgFUS Technology can Permanently Relieve Facet Pain

How New Technology Eliminates Facet Pain The first sonic boom was heard on October 14, 1947 when pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. This feat opened new opportunities in aviation. Today, it seems like new technologies spring up daily, promising all kinds of exciting possibilities. This happens not only in communications, electronics, manufacturing – […] CONTINUE

A new noninvasive painless procedure controls essential tremor with no drugs or surgery.

A Breakthrough Technology Avoids Drugs or Surgery for ET Every day in the 21st century we use objects like earbuds, 3-D printers, smartwatches and credit cards. We take for granted that self-driving cars and tickets for a trip to Mars will soon be available. What do these things have in common? They were all foretold […] CONTINUE

Resistance training improves dexterity and steadiness for essential tremor.

Resistance Training Helps Manage Essential Tremors Winston Churchill said, “Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it.” This is an inspiring metaphor for using resistance to gain new horizons. If you are living with essential tremor (ET), you may feel like your personal horizons are shrinking due to loss of controlled movement and […] CONTINUE

Create Your Own Unique Program to Manage Essential Tremor

Your Personal Management Plan for Essential Tremor The Nobel Prize-winning scientist Konrad Lorenz was curious about evolution from childhood onward. He wrote, “In the course of evolution, it constantly happens that, independently of each other, two different forms of life take similar, parallel paths in adapting themselves to the same external circumstances.” For those who […] CONTINUE

Coping with essential tremor is an emotional process

The Five Emotional Stages of Essential Tremor Essential tremor is an emotional journey that starts with the first inkling of uncontrollable movement. It could be something as barely noticeable as a slight shakiness when you lift a glass of water to your lips. Or someone at work kindly asks if you were aware that you […] CONTINUE

Bone Mets Are Not the Same as Primary Bone Cancer

The Difference Between Primary Bone Cancer and Bone Mets Trying to understand how cancers that spread to the bone (bone mets) are different from primary bone cancer can be confusing. Let’s start with the concept of primary cancer. Primary cancer refers to where a cancerous tumor first begins. If it originates in the breast, it […] CONTINUE

Nutrition can help bone mets treatment by supporting bone health

Three Important Nutrition Tips for Bone Mets Patients For Stage IV cancer patients, the news that their cancer has metastasized (spread) to the bone can be extremely disheartening. The journey with metastatic cancer requires constant renewal of determination, courage and hope. Metastatic bone cancer, commonly called bone mets, can create new feelings of discouragement and […] CONTINUE

A new noninvasive painless procedure controls essential tremor with no drugs or surgery

A Breakthrough Technology Avoids Drugs or Surgery for ET Every day in the 21st century we use objects like earbuds, 3-D printers, smartwatches and credit cards. We take for granted that self-driving cars and tickets for a trip to Mars will soon be available. What do these things have in common? They were all foretold […] CONTINUE

DTI MRI Imaging Detects Concussion Early

Almost two million people in the U.S. suffer a mild traumatic brain injury annually. In some cases, these are isolated accidental injuries. However, athletes in high risk contact sports like football and hockey may have repeat concussions over months or years. While the word “mild” suggests minor injury… CONTINUE