Step-length synergy is culprit and a solution in Parkinson’s patients’ falls risk: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 08, 2021
Measuring step-length synergy, involving combined operation of legs and placement of the feet, reveal where changes need to be made to prevent injury, gait therapists say.
Slowed gait and reaction speed in elders may signal imminent depression, anxiety
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2021
Older adults who experience both slower gait and psychomotor speed are twice as likely to experience new onset depression and anxiety, investigators say.
Complex exercises reverse gait freezing in Parkinson’s disease study
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 18, 2020
A challenging physical exercise program helped reverse gait freezing by 60% in participants with Parkinson’s disease.
Memory and gait loss linked to dementia risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 21, 2020
Seniors with decline in both areas are six times more likely to develop dementia, finds a study. Clinicians may want to target this group for preventive therapies.
Parkinson’s drug levodopa may be causing new problems, say scientists
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 20, 2019
Evidence that first-line Parkinson’s drug levodopa may cause freezing of gait should be addressed, according to a new editorial.
Gait disorders are an early sign of cognitive impairment
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2019
Gait changes – especially slowed gait – are an early marker of dementia and should factor into routine cognitive function testing, say scientists.
Walking styles help differentiate between two types of dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2019
People with Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s disease do not walk the same way. Their unique walking patterns may aid in diagnosis.
Stroke patients regain walking symmetry, speed with new therapeutic shoe
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2019
A therapeutic shoe that helps stroke patients regain walking skills is expected to become commercially available this year.
Mental singing promotes a natural gait in Parkinson’s
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 10, 2019
A tune sung aloud – or silently to oneself – can help people with Parkinson’s set a stable rhythm to their gait while increasing walking speed.
Transverse floor patterns improve gait in Parkinson’s
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 09, 2019
Gait freezing in Parkinson’s disease is lessened when flooring has large, transverse rectangular visual cues, according to new research.