The laser shoes: a new ambulatory device to alleviate freezing of gait in Parkinson disease

C Barthel, J Nonnekes, M Van Helvert, R Haan… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To assess, in a cross-sectional study, the feasibility and immediate efficacy of laser
shoes, a new ambulatory visual cueing device with practical applicability for use in daily life …

Laserlight cues for gait freezing in Parkinson's disease: an open-label study

S Donovan, C Lim, N Diaz, N Browner, P Rose… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2011 - Elsevier
Freezing of gait (FOG) and falls are major sources of disability for Parkinson's disease (PD)
patients, and show limited responsiveness to medications. We assessed the efficacy of …

[PDF][PDF] Laser light visual cueing for freezing of gait in Parkinson disease: A pilot study with male participants.

L Bunting-Perry, M Spindler… - Journal of …, 2013 - rehab.research.va.gov
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a debilitating feature of Parkinson disease (PD). In this pilot study,
we sought to assess the efficacy of a rolling walker with a laser beam visual cue to treat FOG …

Daily-living freezing of gait as quantified using wearables in people with parkinson disease: Comparison with self-report and provocation tests

D Denk, T Herman, D Zoetewei, P Ginis… - Physical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) is an episodic, debilitating phenomenon that is common
among people with Parkinson disease. Multiple approaches have been used to quantify …

The effect of real and virtual visual cues on walking in Parkinson's disease

HJ Griffin, R Greenlaw, P Limousin, K Bhatia… - Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Patients with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) have a slow, shuffling gait, marked by sporadic
freezing of gait (FoG) during which effective stepping ceases temporarily. As these gait …

Ambulatory monitoring of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

ST Moore, HG MacDougall, WG Ondo - Journal of neuroscience methods, 2008 - Elsevier
Freezing of gait (FOG) is common in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), is resistant to
treatment and negatively impacts quality of life. In this study an ambulatory FOG monitor was …

l-DOPA and Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease: Objective Assessment through a Wearable Wireless System

A Suppa, A Kita, G Leodori, A Zampogna… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a leading cause of falls and fractures in Parkinson's disease (PD).
The episodic and rather unpredictable occurrence of FOG, coupled with the variable …

Identifying freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease during freezing provoking tasks using waist-mounted accelerometry

H Zach, AM Janssen, AH Snijders, A Delval… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Freezing of gait (FOG) is a common and debilitating phenomenon in
Parkinson's disease (PD). Wearable accelerometers might help to assess FOG in the …

Good vibrations: tactile cueing for freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

EC Klaver, JPP van Vugt, BR Bloem, RJA van Wezel… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Cueing strategies can alleviate freezing of gait (FOG) in people with
Parkinson's disease (PD). We evaluated tactile cueing delivered via vibrating socks, which …

Action observation improves freezing of gait in patients with Parkinson's disease

E Pelosin, L Avanzino, M Bove… - … and neural repair, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Freezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling impairment for people with Parkinson's
disease (PD) and may not respond to medications. The effectiveness of physical therapy for …