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What is essential tremor?

Essential Tremor: Frequently Asked Questions
Essential tremor (ET) is a movement disorder characterized by uncontrollable shaking (tremors) in different parts and on different sides of the body. Areas affected often include the hands, arms, head, larynx (voice box), tongue, chin, and other areas. In rare cases, the lower body is affected.

Can essential tremor be cured?

Essential Tremor: Frequently Asked Questions
There is no cure for ET, but treatments that provide relief from its symptoms may be helpful in improving quality of life. These include medications and surgical procedures that ease tremor. Not every treatment or procedure is effective for every person with ET. Your doctor will recommend an individualized treatment plan, including certain lifestyle changes that may help to reduce your tremors. See similar questions...

Are there alternative therapies for essential tremor?

Essential Tremor: Frequently Asked Questions
There is currently no evidence that alternative therapies are beneficial in treating ET. Patients who have tremors that worsen with emotional stress may find relaxation therapies helpful, but this type of alternative therapy is certainly not a treatment. Some herbal supplements may actually increase tremor. Always consult your doctor before trying any alternative therapy. See similar questions...

What is tremor?

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Tremor is uncontrollable rhythmic movement of a limb produced by muscle contractions. Tremor is common in a condition called Essential Tremor and in Parkinson's disease. Tremor may significantly interfere with a person's ability to lead a normal lifestyle. See similar questions...

Why is this essential?

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Sugar, like lactose, consists of simple carbohydrates and are essential for infants. They supply your body with quick energy, for example, for the generation of warmth and muscle movement. Unlike adults, infants do not yet have any energy reserves. During hunger, which is a sign of deficient energy supply or deficient energy availability, an infant can immediately dispose the energy of sugar. With the decomposition of complex carbohydrates in grain, the energy is only released bit by bit. See similar questions...

How are essential and non-essential amino acids different?

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The body is able to make non-essential amino acids from other amino acids in the body. However, the body is not able to make essential amino acids and the only way to get them is by eating high quality protein foods. Protein sources that contain all of the essential amino acids are called complete proteins. Whey protein is a naturally complete protein. See similar questions...

How is tremor generally treated?

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There is no cure for tremor or its underlying causes. However, effective treatment can help control symptoms. For people with Essential Tremor, propranolol and primidone are the most frequently used medications. Tremor in Parkinson's disease is generally treated with levodopa and other drugs. See similar questions...

What is Activa Tremor Control Therapy (thalamic stimulation) for disabling tremor?

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Activa Tremor Control Therapy is an adapatable and reversible non-destructive therapy that uses small electrical pulses to stimulate the brain and block the brain signals that cause tremor. The therapy involves the implantation of an insulated wire lead in the thalamus area of the brain. The lead is connected by an extension to an Implantable Pulse Generator (like a cardiac pacemaker) implanted beneath the skin in the chest area. See similar questions...

What are Essential Oils?

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Essential Oils are extracted from different parts of plants such as the roots, stalks, leaves, flowers, resins. Essential Oils are important because of their antibacterial, anti-microbic and anti-viral properties. They encourage the growth of new vigorous cells, thus they delay the process of aging by eliminating the old cells more rapidly. Their power of rapid healing is very great. See similar questions...

Which essential oils are used in the preparations?

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We use a wide range of therapeutic grade, pure essential oils in our products. These provide a formula for every skin type, including yours! By law, a product that claims to contain essential oils has to have a minimum number of drops in it. We use the maximum amount that will regenerate healthy cell renewal and create the best result possible and the bonus is, the beautiful fragrances last. See similar questions...

What are Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids?

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Omega-3 fatty acids are important components of cellular and membrane lipids (the chief structural constituents of living cells) that are essential for life and health. Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are two groups of essential fatty acids (EFAs) that cannot be synthesized by the human body and therefore must be ingested in the foods we eat. See similar questions...

What are the benefits and possible side effects of Tremor Control Therapy?

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Tremor Control Therapy significantly reduces tremor in more than 80% of patients who have had the system implanted. The amount of tremor reduction varies. Most people experience almost complete relief from tremor on the side stimulated. Reduction in tremor is associated with improvement in performance of activities of daily living. Some people experience partial tremor relief, allowing them to be more functional. Some people may not benefit. See similar questions...

Are There Other Surgical Interventions for Disabling Tremor and other Parkinsonian Symptoms?

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Thalamotomy is a type of brain surgery that involves making a lesion (controlled destruction of brain tissue) in the thalamus, the area of the brain that produces tremors. Thalamotomy has been shown to effectively reduce tremor in some patients. However, it is not frequently performed because of the risk of disabling and permanent side effects, such as problems with balance, speech, and numbness. See similar questions...

How many people are currently using Tremor Control Therapy?

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Thousands of people worldwide are benefiting from this therapy. It has been available in Europe, Canada and Australia since 1995. See similar questions...

What Other Neurosurgical Procedures Are Used To Treat Tremor?

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The procedures for tremor control include Deep Brain Stimulation (above ), Thalamotomy and Pallidotomy. Thalamotomy is a neurosurgical procedure that involves the placement of a surgical lesion within the thalamus region of the brain. The thalamus is located deep within the brain, near its base, and serves as a major relay station for impulses traveling from the spinal cord and cerebellum to the cerebral cortex. See similar questions...

How do I store the essential oils?

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Can I store the oils with eyedropper tops, instead of the caps you ship them in? It would be much more convenient. Please see our descriptive listing of each oil for complete details about each oils physical and emotional effects, blending suggestions, safety warnings, etc. See similar questions...

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