To date, there have been no reports of consistently effective drugs to treat tremors.
Many medications have been proposed to treat tremor; however their efficacy is very limited.
The procedure also treats essential tremor, a neurological movement disorder.
Beta-blockers are also used to prevent migraine headaches, treat tremors, and control anxiety.
Beta-blockers, prescribed for treating heart problems, high blood pressure, migraine headaches, or tremor.
About 15 percent, or $400 million, of Medtronic's $2.6 billion sales are in related businesses, including pain management devices and electronic stimulators to treat tremors.
Anticholinergic medicines are used to treat muscle stiffness, tremors, and spasms.
Doctors have long used the implant surgery, known as deep brain stimulation, to treat the rigidity and tremors of Parkinson's disease.
Levodopa is used to treat the stiffness, tremors, spasms, and poor muscle control of Parkinson's disease.
Deep brain stimulation is also used to treat tremor caused by Parkinson's disease and other types of tremor.
