Troubles with gait – slow walking, shuffling steps, foot dragging and more – can be symptoms of Parkinson’s. In audio from this Third Thursdays Webinar, our experts explore the robust research efforts underway to understand and treat gait issues, from physical rehab interventions to deep brain stimulation modifications to wearable robots designed to smooth gait. Tune in for the latest on gait research!
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In this episode Larry Gifford, co-founder of PD Avengers and member of The Michael J. Fox Foundation Patient Council and the Gait Advisors Leading Outcomes for Parkinson’s (GALOP) advisory committee, speaks with Anat Mirelman, chair of GALOP, director of the Laboratory for the Study of Early Markers of Neurodegeneration in the Neurological Institute at Tel Aviv Medical Center and professor at the Sackler School of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University.
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