Let's stop with the vibrating pin thread already! I've already bitten two
holes in my tongue in order to not say something I shouldn't. Every time I
read about this subject, two or three one liners pop into my head. Do they
come in different sizes? Has there been a sudden increase in sales? I'm
SORRY, there wasn't room for a third bite.

Seriously though, anything that distracts you away from the consciousness of
the tremors seems to work.  As some of you know, I teach and fly Radio
Control Miniature Aircraft. I get so engrossed in what I'm doing, the
tremors go away, except just after I have saved the aircraft from a dumb
thumb dirt nap by one of my students! I also fly air to air combat. The
engagements last for 5 of the longest minutes in your life. After all the
adrenaline rush, you should see me shaking after the match is over (but not
during).

> ----------
> From:         Brian Collins[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Tuesday, April 18, 2000 4:02 PM
> Subject:      Re: vibrating pen
>
> On Mon 17 Apr, Hans van der Genugten wrote:
> >     -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>
> >     >> Also, I've been asked about a special vibrating pen for people
> with
> > Parkinsons - apparently it vibrates, which allows ease of writing. Any
> ideas
> > where this may be found and bought? <<
> >
> >     At the moment it can be found and bought ONLY in the Netherlands.
> >
> >     For further information you can contact:
> >
> >     [log in to unmask]
> >
> >     Exakt Fijnmechanika
> >     Postbus 102
> >     9100 AC Dokkum
> >     Netherlands
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.pwcglobal.com/gx/eng/ins-sol/spec-int/vig/general/frameset2.htm
> l
> >
> >     Homme lives in Holland and has suffered from Parkinson's Disease for
> the
> > past 15 years. A keen craftsman, Homme noticed that he could control his
> > power tools more easily than a pen. Coming across a vibrating pen in a
> toy
> > shop one day, Homme was inspired to create the 'Dynamic Liner'.
> >
> >     After making a prototype (assembled from part of a tent pole and the
> > motor of a nasal hair clipper), Homme contacted Dr Gielen at the
> Noordelijke
> > Hogeschool Leeuwarden, a local technical college, for advice. Together
> they
> > developed the pen further and soon a precision engineer, Wybe van der
> Gang
> > from Exakt, was involved. After another 18 months, the stylish 'Dynamic
> > Liner' was produced.
> >
>
> There may be a lot more mileage in this vibration business - I remember
> reading about an armchair which could be vibrated quite violently about
> all three axes. (This was very long  ago, when doctors were judged on the
> efficacy of their leeches).  Apparently the effect disapeared as soon as
> the shaking stopped, but the shaking did have a benficial effect at the
> time.
> Regards
>
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> Brian Collins  <[log in to unmask]>  (60/39/34)
>