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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.html > > 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 -- Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]> (60/39/34)