Wearable haptic anklets for gait and freezing improvement in Parkinson’s disease: a proof-of-concept study | Zendy

Símone Rossi | Zendy; Tommaso Lisini Baldi | Zendy; Marco Aggravi | Zendy; Monica Ulivelli | Zendy; David Cioncoloni | Zendy; Viola Niccolini | Zendy; Lorenzo Donati | Zendy; Domenico Prattichizzo | Zendy

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Wearable haptic anklets for gait and freezing improvement in Parkinson’s disease: a proof-of-concept study

Author(s) -

Símone Rossi,

Tommaso Lisini Baldi,

Marco Aggravi,

Monica Ulivelli,

David Cioncoloni,

Viola Niccolini,

Lorenzo Donati,

Domenico Prattichizzo

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

neurological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 71

eISSN - 1590-3478

pISSN - 1590-1874

DOI - 10.1007/s10072-020-04485-4

Subject(s) - cadence , physical medicine and rehabilitation , stride , gait , haptic technology , balance (ability) , wearable computer , psychology , medicine , physical therapy , simulation , computer science , embedded system

In a proof-of-concept study, we aimed to verify whether the wearable haptic anklets, a device that delivers personalized suprathreshold alternating exteroceptive stimulation at the anklets on demand, may improve the quality of walking, including the freezing of gate (FOG), in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. The clinical relevance of the presented device as a walking pacemaker to compensate the disturbed locomotion through the generation of a more physiological internal walking rhythm should be verified in a dedicated clinical trial.

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