Vibrations Damping Glove for Parkinson’s disease

Abstract

Hand tremors have become increasingly widespread over the years. Although there are many causes of these tremors like Parkinson’s, anxiety etc. Essential Tremors are the most common cause. This neurological disorder causes uncontrolled shaking of hands that inhibits people from performing daily tasks like eating, cutting their nails etc. As of today, no definitive cure exists. According to an estimation, one million people have Parkinson's disease (PD) in Pakistan, and this number will increase up to 1,200,000 till 2030. Working on this does not just mean that we are making a device for our project, we aim to help a million people who are forced to compromise on their daily lives. Local research on such types of products is negligible if not completely absent, providing us with the perfect opportunity to fill the gap. Furthermore, few companies have tried to monopolize healthcare, making any advancement difficult. We plan to innovate and have an enormous impact while making our project as cost effective as possible so that it is within reach of the average Pakistani!