• A million people currently suffer from uncontrollable shaking in Britain
  • It can affect different parts of the body including the hands, legs and voice box 
  • Tremors are caused by faulty circuits parts of the brain controlling movement
  • Selwyn Lucas, 53, underwent new ultrasound treatment to cure his tremors 

By Sophie Goodchild for the Daily Mail

A million Britons suffer from uncontrollable shaking. Selwyn Lucas, 53, a painter and decorator from St Austell, Cornwall, talks to Sophie Goodchild about undergoing a pioneering treatment.

The patient

The tremor in my right hand started about 20 years ago — it was steady when I wasn’t using it, but sometimes would shake when I picked something up.

This happened just occasionally until ten years ago. Then, every time I went to pick up a paintbrush, my hand would shake uncontrollably.