Creating the Still Honeyman Documentary
Talking Essential Tremor
Learn about the making of the "" documentary film, which shares Mark Honeyman's inspirational journey through deep brain stimulation surgery to calm his essential tremor. Executive Producers J.R. Heffelfinger and Alex Walters, and Mark Honeyman himself are part of this discussion. "My mission as an artist is to unveil hidden truths about the human condition, to amplify the voices of the voiceless and to make the invisible, visible and I believe we did that with this film," according to Heffelfinger.
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Talking about HandiThings
Talking Essential Tremor
is a family-owned business that manufactures and sells weighted products to assist patients with essential tremor. Owner/manager Brian Heinz shares his family’s story.
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Talking about the Steadi-3 Tremor Glove
Talking Essential Tremor
Steadiwear will begin taking pre-orders for the third version of its tremor glove, Steadi-3 in October 2024. Steadiwear Co-Founder and CEO Mark Elias talks about the updates, which include a lighter weight and smaller size, in this podcast.
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Facts about the VILIM Ball
Talking Essential Tremor
is a handheld mechanical therapeutic device that provides neuromodulation therapy to temporarily reduce hand tremor for patients with essential tremor. This is a conversation with creator Dr. Mantas Venslauskas, CEO of the Lithuanian-based company . He talks about how VILIM ball works, how it was tested and warns against less expensive imitations. The company released VILIM ball for purchase in 2018 in European countries, then expanded distribution to the U.S. and other countries in 2023.
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'Shaky Quaky Jake' Shines a Light on ET in Children
Talking Essential Tremor
Author Kelly Roberts talks about her children’s book “Shaky Quaky Jake” whose main character is a child with essential tremor (ET). Kelly’s overall message is “every child needs to be accepted and loved for who they are, as they are.”
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Using Assistive Technology Centers for ET Support
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People with essential tremor are always looking for assistive technology to enhance their quality of life. David Baker, director, Missouri Assistive Technology, talks about the services U.S. assistive technology centers provide in each state, including assistive device demonstrations and loans.
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Sharing Your Essential Tremor Diagnosis with Your Employer
Talking Essential Tremor
may cause physical limitations in the workplace. At what point should you inform your employer? Fred Gutermuth talks about his experience.
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TREMOR: The Response Project
Talking Essential Tremor
Dr. Brianna Matzke, assistant professor of music at Wilmington College, announced her essential tremor diagnosis as part of a commissioned arts project called . She has commissioned artists and composers to create piano, visual art and multimedia exploring the lived experience of ET, but more importantly, ability and disability.
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Spreading ET Awareness through the Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program
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Jillian Mars has spent the past two years working to make an impact on essential tremor (ET) awareness. As a contestant in the Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program she has adopted ET as her community service initiative, and has been educating others during appearances and speeches. She talks about her journey with ET.
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Talking about the Brain Donor Project
Talking Essential Tremor
Tish Hevel, CEO of the , explains the process of becoming a brain donor. Brain donation is critical to the role of identifying treatments and cures for all kinds of brain disease, including essential tremor.
info_outlineResearch shows that one of every 100 people on the planet has essential tremor (ET). This is one of the many results published in the article, “How Common is Essential Tremor? Update on the Worldwide Prevalence of Essential Tremor.” Learn more statistics in this podcast interview with co-author of the study, Dr. Elan Louis, professor and chair of the department of neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.