Neurotherapy Ltd., a company born out of research originally conducted at the University of Nottingham in the UK, has created a high-tech wrist-worn device designed to help people with Tourette’s syndrome by helping to reduce the severity of involuntary tics. cause state.
Tourette’s disease is known to cause physical and verbal tics that can occur several times a day, disrupting the quality of life of affected individuals. This wrist device helps to curb the problem by using weak electrical impulses to the median nerve in the wrist, resulting in reduced intensity and frequency of tics.
Neupulse wearables are expected to hit the market by 2026, with clinical trials showing promising results.
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