I'm continuing this project to combat my grandma's tremor. I tried a few new approaches, interested in your thoughts. Especially on the gyroscopic approach, that's where I know the least.

[u/Its_Triggy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiWKmoLqlRg

[u/anfornum]

Off topic a bit maybe but I know of someone who is taking part in a medical trial that's using Focused ultrasound thalamotomy to zap the part of the brain responsible for tremor. I believe it's still in trial phase but it might be worth looking up if you're at all interested. (BTW, cool idea! You should look into the spoons and forks that stabilise themselves for possible ideas!)

[u/Its_Triggy → u/anfornum]

Now that's interesting! I spent way too little time looking into the actual cause of tremor, since that's just not my field at all. If such an intervention works, I wonder if other functionality gets lost too? I don't know much about the brain haha

[u/anfornum → u/Its_Triggy]

Nope! It seems that zapping the exact parts of the brain that are "misfiring" actually stops it from being an issue (or reduces it to a workable level) without actually hurting any other functions. Medical science is getting soooooo much more able to hit stuff with pinpoint accuracy these days. For example, have you looked into the tech around cancer radiation treatments? They are getting so good at targeting areas. Check out cyberknife for example. Things are moving forward quickly in some areas. It gives one hope for the future.

[u/Content_Dingo4556]

Very cool video, man. i can't offer any meaningful input, but it's awesome that you were able to help your grandma.

[u/Its_Triggy → u/Content_Dingo4556]

Glad you liked it!

[u/intronert]

Wonderful video. Loved the progression.

I think it does point out the importance of first studying what the system (Grandma) is doing in some detail. Recognizing that it was a hand tremor and not an arm tremor was critical.

One thought might be to add tremor monitoring into your “stick” to gather data on force/amplitude/direction of tremor at different forearm positions and during different activities, to guide future improvements.

[u/DarbonCrown]

There are quite a few articles around using gyroscopic effects to suppress hand tremor. I personally find that route much more effective than other approaches taken. Maybe take a look at those articles if you haven't already.

Though it does seem that it still needs to be studied longer in order to have a prototype that would have the capacity and ability to turn into an actual product.

[u/Lanky_Effective5906]

Keep us updated!

[u/MechCADdie]

They have a few gyroscopic spoons and eating utensils onthe market if she doesn't already have some...they aren't cheap, but theyre better than nothing.

[u/Its_Triggy → u/MechCADdie]

I'll look into it, thanks!

[u/Broad_Explanation714]

How about a glove that becomes stiff when we hold on to something?

[u/kiora_merfolk]

An israeli company that does the exact samw thing recently got funding.

So you are definitely on the right track here

[u/QuickYogurtcloset350]

awesome

[u/Western-Function-615]

Incredibly interesting. Following this, as I have an uncle that has developed tremors in the recent years.