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2. New technology introduced to help Parkinson's patients walk

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   For walking, he uses two different high-tech devices; one is a glider. The saddle-like treadmill allows him to walk with wide steps. "One of the Parkinson's symptoms is the kind of small step ...

3. Swiss-designed technology helps Parkinson's patient walk again

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   A long-term Parkinson's disease patient, Marc Gauthier had essentially been confined to his home until he became the first person to receive a new Swiss-designed implant that dramatically improved ...

4. Austin hospital uses new robotic GPS for Parkinson's ... - AOL

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   Patients are coming from as far away as Dallas, El Paso and New Mexico for this system, he said. The ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation platform at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center on Friday ...

5. Management of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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   In the management of Parkinson's disease, due to the chronic nature of Parkinson's disease (PD), a broad-based program is needed that includes patient and family education, support-group services, general wellness maintenance, exercise, and nutrition. At present, no cure for the disease is known, but medications or surgery can provide relief ...

6. Kinesia paradoxa - Wikipedia

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   Since Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease, patient’s symptoms continue to worsen with time and they often develop visible differences in their walking that greatly affects their quality of life. These differences include shuffling of steps, decreased stride length, and decrease in overall movement.

7. Parkinsonian gait - Wikipedia

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   Parkinsonian gait (or festinating gait, from Latin festinare [to hurry]) is the type of gait exhibited by patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). [2] It is often described by people with Parkinson's as feeling like being stuck in place, when initiating a step or turning, and can increase the risk of falling. [3]