Freezing of Gait (FOG) is a disabling feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the neural mechanisms underlying voluntary stopping impairments remain unclear. This study used a validated Virtual ...

Freezing of gait is one of the most disabling and distressing symptoms experienced by people living with Parkinson’s disease.

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, ...

A multimodal rehabilitation strategy that combines physical, cognitive, and sensory training may help reduce freezing of gait (FOG) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to experts who ...

Introduction Balance and gait dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease (PD) involves impairments in both motor execution and ...

UC San Francisco researchers have developed a new form of deep brain stimulation (DBS) that adjusts in real time as a person walks, helping improve gait and reduce falls in people with Parkinson's ...

UC San Francisco researchers have developed a new form of deep brain stimulation (DBS) that adjusts in real time as a person walks, helping improve gait and reduce falls in people with Parkinson's ...

People with Parkinson's disease frequently develop a problem known as "gait freeze," in which their legs simply stop stepping forward as they're walking. A new powered exoskeleton, however, has proven ...

A new brain procedure gave two patients immediate results in a single session.

When working in rehabilitation, I am often asked by patients, "What should I be conscious of when I walk?"Normally, we walk ...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which is characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, slowness of movement and problems with gait. Motor symptoms are ...