Interactive walkmate system improves gait and stability in patients with parkinson disease

Interactive walkmate system improves gait and stability in patients with parkinson disease

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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Interactive rhythmic auditory stimulation can improve gait and stability in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to a new study


published in _PLoS ONE_. Gait deterioration can lead to falls and increased dependency, and is one of the most debilitating symptoms of PD. To overcome these limitations, Michael Hove,


Yoshihiro Miyake and colleagues now used an interactive auditory stimulation system, called 'WalkMate', which comprises pressure sensors in the shoes and a real-time computer


system that uses nonlinear oscillators to track and adapt to an individual's gait. “Basically, the metronome will speed up or slow down based on a person's footsteps, which, in


turn, affects the person's gait timing,” explains Hove. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution ACCESS OPTIONS Access through your institution Subscribe


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customer support ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER * Hove, M. J. _ et al_. Interactive rhythmic auditory stimulation reinstates natural 1/_f_ timing in gait of Parkinson's patients. _PLoS ONE_ 7,


e32600 (2012) Article  CAS  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Download references Authors * Iley Ozerlat View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar


RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE Ozerlat, I. Interactive WalkMate system improves gait and stability in patients with Parkinson disease.


_Nat Rev Neurol_ 8, 240 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.57 Download citation * Published: 17 April 2012 * Issue Date: May 2012 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.57


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