Hand tremor analyzer using accelerometry for preliminary diagnosis, classification and monitoring of selected movement disorders

Abstract

In this paper, a system that is designed to analyze and monitor hand tremor which is to aid medical practitioners in classifying and diagnosing movement disorders in accordance to the frequency of the tremor. The tremor classifications fall into Parkinsons, Essential, and Drug Induced. Diagnosing the underlying cause of tremor does not necessarily lead to curing of the disease itself, but usually works on curing the symptom or lessening it. By maximizing the framework of the system, it can produce useful information about the tremors that is used for emergency and medical diagnosis. The tremors at least 3 Hz, at most 12 Hz can be detected. This device can be useful for the early detection of Parkinson's disease and other pathological tremors, aiding medical practitioners in terms in a time efficient way. The device can be used to monitor the progression of the tremor.