External medical devices to suppress tremor

Tremor is the most common movement disorder, which is often observed in such neurological diseases as Parkinson’s disease (PD), essential tremor (ET), and interferes with household and professional tasks independently. The mechanical suppression of involuntary movements is the alternative way to drug treatment or surgical intervention, which are often insuffi ciently eff ective or even contraindicated. In this review there are presented diff erent medical devices that may be used as an addition to standard tremor’s therapy and can provide safe and eff ective suppression of tremor.