For patients with Parkinson's disease, changes in their ability to walk can be dramatic. "Parkinson's gait," as it is often called, can include changes in step length and asymmetry between legs. This ...

UC San Francisco researchers have developed a new form of deep brain stimulation (DBS) that adjusts in real time as a person walks, helping improve gait and reduce falls in people with Parkinson's ...

The FDA approved Medtronic's BrainSense Adaptive DBS for Parkinson's, offering personalized therapy through automatic adjustments to patients' needs. The ADAPT-PD trial validated aDBS's safety and ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center studying Parkinson's disease have discovered a previously unrecognized sequence ...

Persons with Parkinson's disease increasingly lose their mobility over time and are eventually unable to walk. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain pacemaker.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The adaptive deep brain stimulation technology is the first of its kind to address symptoms of Parkinson’s ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 21 (UPI) --Parkinson's disease patients and advocates are marking the start of a new era for treatment of the illness, as a doctors deploy a breakthrough neurological device for ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been used for more than three decades to treat motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Today, over 200,000 patients worldwide have been implanted with these systems, ...

A national study of Parkinson’s disease patients has found that deep brain stimulation — a medical technique long championed at University of Florida Health — offers improved symptoms and quality of ...

Parkinson’s disease music therapy is backed by peer-reviewed science: external rhythm bypasses the brain’s damaged timing ...

Medtronic has won FDA approval for a device that can help with therapy for those suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. The Dublin-based company’s BrainSense Adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) and ...