Milford Hospital (in Milford) is the venue for our next CT Essential Tremor Support Group meeting. Details will be posted soon. In the interim, we hope you’ll save the date – Saturday, August 6th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. – and plan to join us there!

Saturday, June 4, 2016
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

 Gaylord Hospital
50 Gaylord Farm Road
Wallingford, CT 06492

Occupational Therapy Interventions in the Treatment of Essential Tremor
presented by Anne Walczak, OTR/L

Currently the Inpatient Therapy Supervisor at Gaylord Hospital, Anne Walczak has extensive experience working with many diagnoses as an Occupational Therapist. A graduate of Quinnipiac College, Anne has also worked in the outpatient arena and taught at both Quinnipiac University and Goodwin College. At this meeting, she will discuss the role of occupational therapy in the treatment of ET, make recommendations for adaptive equipment, demonstrate use of the equipment available, and provide resources for their purchase.

Registration is requested – Inquiries are invited!

To register or request information, email Helen Moser or submit the form below.
Click here for driving directions and parking information.

The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by

DRIVING & PARKING:

Parking:

• Free on-site parking is available throughout the Gaylord campus.

Directions:

From Points South via I-95 and I-91

• I-95 intersects I-91 in New Haven, CT.
• Take I-91 north to exit 13.
• Turn left at light, then right at next light on Toelles Rd.
• At stop sign, turn right on Old Hartford Tpke.
• At second traffic light, turn left on Cheshire Rd.
• At stop sign, turn right on Parker Farms Rd.
• At next stop sign, turn left onto Gaylord Farm Rd. Gaylord is less than one-half mile up the hill, on the left.

From Points South via Route 15-Merritt Parkway

• Route 15 north (the Merritt Parkway) to exit 64.
• Turn left at traffic light.
• At second traffic light, turn right on Cheshire Rd.
• At stop sign, turn right on Parker Farms Rd.
• At next stop sign, turn left on Gaylord Farm Rd. Gaylord is less than one-half mile up the hill, on the left.

From Points North via I-91

• I-91 south to exit 17 (Wilbur Cross Parkway, route 15).
• Take exit 64, turn left on Turnpike Rd.
• At traffic light, turn right on Cheshire Rd.
• At stop sign, turn right onto Parker Farms Rd.
• At next stop sign, turn left on Gaylord Farm Rd. Gaylord is less than one-half mile up the hill, on the left.

From Points East

• I-90 to I-84 west.
• In Hartford, CT, take 1-91 south to exit 17 (Wilbur Cross Parkway, route 15).
• Take exit 64, turn left on Turnpike Rd.
• At traffic light, turn right on Cheshire Rd.
• At stop sign, turn right onto Parker Farms Rd.
• At next stop sign, turn left on Gaylord Farm Rd. Gaylord is less than one-half mile up the hill, on the left.

From Points West (Litchfield/Torrington, CT)

• Route 8 South to I-84 East.
• Continue to Exit 26. Bear right onto Route 70.
• Continue on Route 70 to Route 10. Bear right onto Route 10 South.
• Proceed approximately 2 blocks and turn left onto Wallingford Road, which becomes Gaylord Farm Road at the town line.
• Gaylord Hospital is on the right, about 3 miles from the Route 10 intersection.

From Hartford, CT via I-84

• I-84 west to exit 27 (I-691/Meriden).
• Take exit 3 (Route 10, Cheshire).
• Turn right at light onto route 10 south.
• Just past Town Hall, turn left on Wallingford Rd.
• Wallingford Road becomes Gaylord Farms Road at the town line; Gaylord Hospital is on the right.

From Waterbury/Cheshire

• I-84 east to exit 26. Take route 70 to route 10 south/Cheshire.
• Just past Town Hall, turn left on Wallingford Rd.
• Wallingford Road becomes Gaylord Farms Road at the town line; Gaylord Hospital is on the right.

Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford is the location for our next CT Essential Tremor Support Group meeting. Details will be posted soon. In the meantime, we hope you’ll save the date – Saturday, June 4th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. – and plan to join us at Gaylord!

Saturday, April 2, 2016
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

 Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
365 Montauk Avenue
New London, CT 06320

Non-motor Symptoms in Essential Tremor
Recent scientific interest in symptoms other than tremor
in patients with essential tremor.

presented by Maria L. Moro-de-Casillas, MD
Neurologist, Movement Disorder Specialist

..and also at this meeting:

Dr. Ashley Cristal, a Postdoctoral Researcher, and Funmi Badejo, a Postgraduate Research Associate – both at the Movement Disorders Division of the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Neurology – will inform us about RULET, a national NIH funded study that aims to better understand the lifestyle habits of essential tremor families.

Registration is requested – Inquiries are invited!

To register or request information, email Helen Moser or submit the form below.
Click here for driving directions and parking information.

The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by

DRIVING DIRECTIONS & PARKING:

Parking:

• Free parking is available at both the garage and parking lots on the hospital grounds.

Directions:

GyroGlove is a small lightweight stability device that promises to help steady hand tremors by using an old technology – gyroscopes! It fits on the back of the hand, locks easily into place, and integrates intelligent functionality.

GyroGlove is currently under development by a team of engineers, designers and medics. An international mix of young minds comprised of students and graduates from Imperial College London, the team is backed by industry-leading mentors ranging from experts in musculoskeletal biodynamics to senior engineering professors, to clinicians and serial entrepreneurs.

Learn more about this exciting new possibility – and the companion smartphone app that intelligently tracks the progress of the tremor – at www.gyrogear.co!

Please note: GyroGlove is the third assistive glove for hand tremors announced and discussed on this blog. The other two are:

1. Readi-Steadi Glove invented by Krista Madere, LOTR, from the NeuroMedical Center Clinic, which was posted on June 24, 2015.
   (Click here for updated information.)
2. TremorX weighted glove developed by Columbus Academy Students, which was posted on December 17, 2014.
   (Click here for updated information.)

Our next CT Essential Tremor Support Group meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 2nd, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London. We hope you’ll save the date and join us there!

The Connecticut Essential Tremor Support Group is featured in the current issue of Tremor Talk magazine ..a publication of the International Essential Tremor Foundation!

(Click on the images below to enlarge them and read the article.)