| Literature DB >> 28261010 |
Will Harrington1, Andrew Greenberg1, Edward King2, James McNames1, Lars Holmstrom1, Fay B Horak3, Martina Mancini2.
Abstract
In this feasibility study, we present a novel, wearable prototype of tactile biofeedback to alleviate gait disturbances, such as freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. We designed and tested a phase-dependent tactile biofeedback system that can be easily worn on the feet, with a simple switch to turn it on or off. Preliminary validation was performed in 8 subjects with Parkinson's disease who show freezing during a turning in place test. A metronome, control condition was used to compare effectiveness in alleviating freezing. Promising results were obtained, both in term of acceptability of the device, and improving motor performance.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID： 28261010 PMCID： PMC5324834 DOI： 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592056
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc ISSN： 1557-170X