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 ...

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 ...

In a recent study published in the journal Npj Parkinson’s Disease, researchers meta-analyzed data obtained from a systematic review to understand the risk factors that influence the development of ...

A startup company with Nebraska ties is working to bring to market a low-cost wearable device intended to detect gait changes ...

A group of Australian researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney has stepped up to develop an app that aims to retrain and improve the action of walking in people with ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new way to improve walking for patients with Parkinson’s Disease using deep brain stimulation and artificial intelligence. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) ...