Tremor

A Closer Look at Spasmodic Dysphonia Approximately 7.5 million Americans suffer from a voice disorder (NIDCD). Voice disorders are speech disorders characterized by irregular pitch, loudness, duration, and vocal quality that are inappropriate for an individual’s age or gender (ASHA-Def of communication disorders and variations). Voice disorders are broken into three categories: functional, organic, or both. Organic voice disorders are broken down even further into structural and…

Some people may never understand or know what it feels like to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, but it is important to note what it is, how it affects an individual, what the treatment options are, and how individuals cope with this disease. Parkinson’s Disease is a disease involving the death of brain cells called neurons in which causes the movements of the body to become uncontrollable. In this paper, Parkinson’s disease, its symptoms, secondary factors, population affected, causes,…

getting weak and moving involuntarily. After going to the doctor and getting evaluated, she was diagnosed with Tremor and slowly lost her capability to walk. She was surprised and devastated. She explained she was not aware of what a tremor is until she was diagnosed. She also never imagined losing her ability to walk, especially at her age. According to Medicinenet.com (n.d.), “Tremor is an unintentional, rhythmic muscle movement involving to-and-fro movements (oscillations) of one or…

Mount Tahoma is the highest mountain of the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, and the highest mountain in the state of Washington. It is a large active stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) south-southeast of Seattle .It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 ft. The most recent recorded volcanic eruption was between 1820 and 1854, but many eyewitnesses reported eruptive activity in…

may cause you to act out your dreams. You may punch, kick, shout, talk or fall out of bed during this stage. You may end up injuring yourself or your bed partner. Parkinson’s “motor “symptoms : Resting Tremor – In the early stages of the disease, about 70 percent of people experience a slight tremor in the hand or foot on one side of the body, or less commonly in the jaw or…

Although it is rare for this to occur at a young age, the onset of PD rapidly increases in individuals over the age of 80 (Noble, 2007). Physicians often look for premature symptoms related to dopamine deficiency when diagnosing patients. Such as, tremor, muscle rigidity, and bradykinesia (slowness of movement). Recent studies show that non-motor symptoms also play a critical role that indicates early signs of PD. This includes but is not limited to: weakened sense of smell, sleep difficulty,…

Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease and claims the lives of an estimated 2.5 million people in the world. In Australia, it has been researched that the further away a person is from the equator, the more likely is the person is to develop multiple sclerosis. For instance, in the far north of Queensland the disease occurs 12 in every 100000 people, while in New South Wales, it rises to 36 people out of 100000, and even higher in Tasmania with 76 people out of 100000. Although multiple…

Real damage can be done to buildings which might fall, foundations become stressed. Roads might have huge ravines, telephone poles or electric wires might fall on one’s car. In the house, books and things can fall all over, even from tremors. Sometimes tremors cause rattling and shaking or minor breakage. Any of this damage is extremely costly and impacts the economic situation in a big way. Businesses might fail completely. Things have to be replaced and everything costs money. Insurance…

The First World War has been undisputed as being one of the most tragic events in human history. The trench warfare provided unique conditions for soldiers on the frontline which often times would lead to a condition known as shell-shock, and today is referred to as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). As the name suggests, people with this condition experience serious physical and psychological damage inhibiting everyday functions of life on account of a particularly traumatic life event. Not…

Psychoactive drugs, substances that alter and affect brain processing, have many different impacts on psychological and physical behavior. Two different classes of psychoactive drugs, narcotics and stimulants, are commonly abused drugs. Narcotics and stimulants have different effects on the body; however, these effects can be beneficial or adverse depending on the rationale behind utilizing them. Narcotic drugs, such as morphine, are highly addictive. However, morphine is commonly used for…