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2. 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]

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

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   "In a patient who does not have Parkinson's, movement is just an automatic messaging between the brain and the body. You don't have to think about reaching right or left or stepping forward with ...

4. Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease - Wikipedia

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   Parkinson's disease patient showing a typical flexed walking posture in advanced stage. Signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease are varied. Parkinson's disease affects movement, producing motor symptoms. [1] Non-motor symptoms, which include dysautonomia, cognitive and neurobehavioral problems, and sensory and sleep difficulties, are also ...

5. This Device Tracks Parkinson’s by Watching You Walk ... - AOL

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   Fotostorm Studio via GettyFor the more than 10 million people living with Parkinson’s, tracking the progression of the disease is vital to letting doctors know whether patients are responding ...

6. 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 ...

7. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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   However, for patients for whom rolling to the side is contraindicated, such as those recovering from hip replacement surgery, the process is modified. These patients are assisted into a sitting position while the caregiver makes the top half of the bed. Once completed, the patient is then helped to lie back while the bottom half of the bed is made.

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...