A virtual reality hallway is effective for provoking and assessing freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease.

In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, a group of researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of soft robotic apparel in averting Freezing of Gait (FoG) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, ...

Canada’s AGE-WELL network affiliate PhysioBiometrics has introduced Heel2Toe, a wearable device aimed at improving gait in ...

PhysioBiometrics Inc. has launched Heel2Toe™, a wearable therapeutic device designed to assess and train older adults to walk ...

The prosthesis targeted dorsal roots in the lumbosacral spine. It was implanted in a 62-year-old male with a 30-year history of Parkinson's who presented with severe gait impairments and frequent ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — John Dunphy's life consists of a lot of pills. "This is the most important one, it helps me," he said. He needs the meds for the disorder he lives with: Parkinson's. His hands ...

Parkinson's disease patients who experience freezing of gait (a sudden inability to initiate or continue movement, often resulting in a fall) wake up several times during the night, feel sleepy during ...

Difficulty walking up the stairs, thanks to the onset of a “shuffling” gait, has been linked to increased ... are common even in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease” and found helpful results from ...