Medical Xpress November 22, 2021
Physiotherapist David Putrino was working on a vibrating glove to help deaf people experience live music when a friend mentioned that the same technology might stop tremors in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Putrino, director of rehabilitation innovation for Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, was intrigued. The friend’s father had Parkinson’s, so they placed the new device on his wrist, and the tremors stopped in their tracks.
“He was a former pianist and sat down and started playing. It was quite dramatic,” Putrino recalled.
And that’s when Putrino and his team pivoted and began investigating the new device for Parkinson’s-related tremors. Evidence shows that they’re on to something. The device, which is worn on the wrist or ankle...
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