{"619174":{"#nid":"619174","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2019 InVenture Finalist: TremorTrainer ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith some inspiration from family members, 2019 InVenture Prize finalists TremorTrainer are hoping to improve the quality of life for millions of people.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My grandfather has really shaky hands. He began to struggle with\u0026nbsp;simple tasks like signing his name and buttoning his shirt,\u0026rdquo; explains Nicolette Prevost, a biomedical engineering student. \u0026ldquo;It turns out there\u0026rsquo;s no known cause or cure for what he\u0026rsquo;s experiencing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEssential tremor is one of the most common movement disorders in the world. It is often difficult to diagnose, difficult to treat, and difficult to live with.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETremorTrainer is a weighted glove that helps patients regain some of the their fine motor skills, which can be impeded by\u0026nbsp;tremors \u0026ndash; especially in carrying out everyday\u0026nbsp;tasks that require the use of their hands. As they developed their product, they found it could likely help many more people than they first intended.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;My uncle has MS, and Parkinson\u0026rsquo;s disease is the most well-known disease where your hands are shaking. We knew that tremors were a pretty diverse symptom of other diseases,\u0026rdquo; says biomedical engineering major Nisha Goddard. \u0026ldquo;We kept finding groups of people who could possibly benefit from this.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey have already had users test the gloves.Team TremorTrainer says those wearing their prototypes reported being able to type on keyboards, sign their names, even draw circles \u0026ndash;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nthings that had been severely limited by their tremors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These are things we take for granted. A lot of these people are very healthy otherwise, \u0026rdquo; Prevost says. \u0026ldquo;By giving them the power to continue doing those everyday tasks they are able to continue living in their own homes and working without embarrassment.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETremorTrainer continues testing, and finding tasks that their device has the potential to improve. The ran trials with users simply using keys to open doors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Imagine standing outside. It\u0026rsquo;s cold, it\u0026rsquo;s rainy, and you can\u0026rsquo;t get your key in the lock,\u0026rdquo; says materials science and engineering student Colten Spivey. \u0026ldquo;It was amazing how different the results were.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMany of the current devices designed to help tremor patients are expensive and may only serve one purpose \u0026ndash; weighted silverware for example.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We wanted to make something that users could pick up off the shelves in stores or pharmacies at a reasonable cost,\u0026rdquo; Prevost says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETremorTrainer is a therapeutic glove that implements counterweight technology\u0026nbsp;to enable those suffering from hand tremors to regain their ability to perform\u0026nbsp;everyday tasks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"TremorTrainer is a therapeutic glove that implements counter-weight technology in order to enable those suffering from hand tremors to regain their ability to perform any everyday task."}],"uid":"28058","created_gmt":"2019-03-12 23:18:41","changed_gmt":"2019-03-13 13:22:32","author":"Steven Norris","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"619175":{"id":"619175","type":"image","title":"2019 InVenture Finalist: TremorTrainer","body":null,"created":"1552432771","gmt_created":"2019-03-12 23:19:31","changed":"1552432771","gmt_changed":"2019-03-12 23:19:31","alt":"","file":{"fid":"235702","name":"tremor-3_33123952788_o.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tremor-3_33123952788_o.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tremor-3_33123952788_o.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":260322,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tremor-3_33123952788_o.jpg?itok=pjJudFZ2"}}},"media_ids":["619175"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71891","name":"Health and Medicine"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:snorris@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESteven Norris\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["snorris@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}