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Alleviating Freezing of Gait Using Phase-dependent Tactile Biofeedback
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016 IEEE 38th Annual International Conference of the
  • Will Harrington, APDM Inc
  • Andrew Greenberg, APDM Inc
  • James McNames, Portland State University
  • Lars Holmstrom, APDM Inc
Document Type
Citation
Publication Date
10-18-2016
Abstract

In this feasibility study, we present a novel, wearable prototype of tactile biofeedback to alleviate gait disturbances, such as freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. We designed and tested a phase-dependent tactile biofeedback system that can be easily worn on the feet, with a simple switch to turn it on or off. Preliminary validation was performed in 8 subjects with Parkinson's disease who show freezing during a turning in place test. A metronome, control condition was used to compare effectiveness in alleviating freezing. Promising results were obtained, both in term of acceptability of the device, and improving motor performance.

DOI
10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592056
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20106
Citation Information
W. Harrington et al., "Alleviating freezing of gait using phase-dependent tactile biofeedback," 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Orlando, FL, 2016, pp. 5841-5844.