A Mumbai-based startup has developed a clinically validated wearable that reduces freezing of gait in Parkinson’s patients, ...

Gait-related disturbances adversely affect the quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), a condition affecting millions worldwide. Although various pharmacological, surgical, and ...

HONOLULU — Virtual reality (VR) may help clinicians better assess gait disturbances, including freezing of gait (FOG), in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Using a “Virtual Gait Lab” system, ...

Novel non-pharmacological and non-invasive treatment may offer significant relief to and restore gait function in patients with neurological disorders Gait-related disturbances adversely affect the ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s ...

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 ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Machine learning techniques could soon be used for the differential diagnosis of parkinsonian syndromes and to predict gait dysfunction for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) ...

For people with Parkinson’s disease, the simple act of walking can require constant mental vigilance to maintain balance and avoid falling, which is exhausting. Researchers have now developed a free ...

Tremors (involuntary shaking), which usually start in the hands but may also affect the arms, legs, jaw, or head Muscle stiffness or rigidity (the muscles remain tense and contracted), which can be ...