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Painting therapy reduces symptoms in essential tremor
A recent single-case study shows the effectiveness of anthroposophic painting therapy in reducing symptoms of essential tremor (ET). ET is a common movement disorder in the elderly, usually effecting the hands and forarms. A 78-year-old woman presented with ET, depression, and bipolar symptoms that were being treated with medications. She refused propanolol for the ET. Over the course of 5 months, she received 16 sessions of painting therapy. Thereafter, the patient reported improved quality of life (including emotional aspects) and a decrease in her ET, which was reflecting in her handwriting. The single-case stuy is published open-access and peer-reviewed in "The Permanente Journal":
https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/20.260.