In the 19th century Jean-Martin Charcot, known as “the founder of modern neurology,” observed his patients experienced movement disorder [parkinsonian] symptoms improvement after riding in a horse and buggy carriage. He developed a vibrating chair to treat his patients. Over the next 150 years, a plethora of devices have been developed like vibrating helmets, whole body vibration platforms, vibrating treadmills, and handheld and wearable vibration devices.
However, vibration therapy has been clinically evaluated and whereas it may increase blood circulation, reduce swelling, alleviate muscle pain and promote relaxation, its effectiveness in mitigating movement disorders is likely due to placebo effects rather than the vibration itself.
After 150 years vibration advocates have not solved the mystery
Until now
My observation and response were like Dr. Charcot’s. In my case, Dan’s incidental discovery that sanding a wood chair with an orbital power sander stopped his parkinsonian symptoms in their tracks for a protracted period, prompted me to launch a research project to find out why, can it be reproduced in others, and how long does it last.
The highly respected Dr. Charcot almost got it rightand TX solved the mystery 150 years later.
Today I reason that what Dr. Charcot observed was not the effect of vibration but the effect of forced movement that was also imparted on his patients during the trip to his office.
TREMOREX therapy does not use a vibration device but a forced movement device that Imparts an orbital movement with a relatively large radius at the same frequency as the user’s reflex frequency whilst the user engages in motor tasks under challenging conditions like increased loads, difficult maneuvers, and cognitive tasks.