Electrical stimulation, physical activity, and balance interventions were also found to be effective in improving gait for patients with neurological disorders including Parkinson disease (PD), stroke ...

Lara Thompson, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UMass Lowell (Advisor and Chair) Walfre Franco, Associate Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering, UMass Lowell ...

Background. A 71 year-old man with a history of partial gastrectomy presented to the emergency department with subacute gait instability associated with painful dysesthesias and clumsiness in both ...

Dr. Hugh Herr, a professor at MIT and senior author of the study, explained the significance: "This is the first prosthetic study in history that shows a leg prosthesis under full neural modulation, ...

On the face of it, human gait seems a symmetrical affair. But int he last few years, varfious ways of measuring gait have shown otherwise. Video studies, sensory shoes and force-measuring mats have ...

Gait, the process of walking and balance, are intricate movements. They rely on proper functioning from several areas of the body, including the: ears eyes brain muscles sensory nerves Problems with ...

It’s easy to drive right past the bucolic pasture tucked between houses on a winding road in Anaheim Hills. But once you locate the unassuming entrance to Canyon Acres Ranch, suburbia suddenly becomes ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Sensory neuropathy and Sjögren's syndrome are two distinct health conditions that are closely linked. There is a high proportion of patients who are affected by both conditions, suggesting that there ...

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Stride Rite Children’s Group, the leading provider of premier children’s footwear, recently announced the launch of a new collection of baby shoes with ...