# NC State and UNC deploy Open-LIFU to study tremor, spasticity and transverse myelitis

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/nc-state-and-unc-deploy-open-lifu-to-study-tremor-spasticity-and-07a22bce
Date: 7 May 2026
About: [Openwater](https://technooptimist.io/companies/openwater.md) · [Open-LIFU](https://technooptimist.io/neurotech/open-lifu.md)
Original source: https://www.itnonline.com/content/sharma-lab-deploys-open-lifu-multidisciplinary-neurological-research-nc-state-unc%C2%A0

Nitin Sharma's lab at the NC State/UNC biomedical engineering department and UNC neurologists are using Open-LIFU to test focused ultrasound on brain and spinal circuits. Projects cover relief for transverse myelitis, temporary modulation of essential tremor pathways, and easing spasticity.

## Key facts

- Teams will compare effects against deep brain stimulation and drugs
- Other Open-LIFU sites include MIT and Hospital del Mar Research Institute in Barcelona

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