NICE, France — Both Parkinson's patients who have freezing of gait, known as "freezers," and those who do not, "non-freezers," benefit from multimodal balance training (MBT) with rhythmic cues, a new ...

Helius Medical Technologies, Inc. announced positive outcomes from its Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS) Stroke Registrational Program (SRP), which supports a planned FDA submission for ...

The adoption follows the successful completion of a pivotal research study conducted at the Baltimore VA that demonstrated the clinical potential of GaitBetter. We are proud to adopt GaitBetter at the ...

Kiran Karunakaran, PhD (left), and Vikram Shenoy Handiru, PhD, receive $3.4 million from Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for their pioneering work studies aimed at improving gait, ...

Use of transcranial magnetic stimulation to the cerebellum promoted gait and balance recovery in stroke patients in a new study. "We showed a clear increase in walking ability and balance with this ...

Mayo Clinic study identifies unipedal balance as key measure for age-related neuromuscular decline. Study: Age-related changes in gait, balance, and strength parameters: A cross-sectional study. Image ...

East Hanover, NJ – December 16, 2024 – Kiran Karunakaran, PhD, research scientist in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering and director of the Balance Assessment and Training ...

For many kids with cerebral palsy, walking is taxing. They might spend thousands of hours step-stepping in physical therapy to make walking easier. In recent years researchers have developed robots to ...

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus is a neurologic disorder characterized by impaired gait, balance, cognition, and bladder control in older adults. The disorder is treated with shunt surgery, ...

Apple Health may soon get a new feature that utilizes your iPhone's camera to analyze your gait. The post Apple is planning ...