Trying Tourette's device tested by Lewis Capaldi was the best day of my life
A 15-year-old girl with Tourette's syndrome reports life-changing relief after using a new wrist-worn electrical pulse device developed by the University of Nottingham. The device, which targets the median nerve, helped her manage tics that had previously left her bedridden.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant medical innovation in neurodevelopmental treatment that offers a non-invasive alternative to traditional medication.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Navtej Johal Midlands correspondent BBC Katie (right) and her mum Julia travelled to Nottingham from Hertfordshire to try out the device, which would help calm Tourette's symptoms When Katie was just a child, her tics were so relentless they left her bedridden with a sore throat for two weeks.
The now 15-year-old says living with Tourette's affected her ability to sleep, eat, and caused her to miss school.
But a wrist device developed by researchers in Nottingham helped her calm down in an "instant".
Katie recalled trying it on for the first time, and said: "It was absolutely life-changing. It was like the best day of my life."
Tourette's syndrome is a neurodevelopmental condition with symptoms usually starting in childhood.
Katie, from Hertfordshire, said she first started to experience symptoms aged seven.
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