Focused Vibrotactile Stimulation with Cueing Effect on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Two Case Reports
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a common occurrence in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) that leads to significant limitations in mobility and increases risk of falls. Focused vibrotactile stimulation and cueing are two methods used to alleviate motor symptoms, including FOG, in patients with PD. Whi...
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doaj-4c0bb649eeb340b8b5de9546f9ceafb12021-09-29T08:11:14ZengKorean Movement Disorders SocietyJournal of Movement Disorders2005-940X2093-49392021-09-0114323623810.14802/jmd.21076359Focused Vibrotactile Stimulation with Cueing Effect on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Two Case ReportsXiu Sheng Tan0Floyd Pierres1Alex Dallman-Porter2William Hardie-Brown3Kyum-Yil Kwon4 School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom Charco Neurotech Ltd., London, United Kingdom Charco Neurotech Ltd., London, United Kingdom Charco Neurotech Ltd., London, United Kingdom Department of Neurology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaFreezing of gait (FOG) is a common occurrence in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) that leads to significant limitations in mobility and increases risk of falls. Focused vibrotactile stimulation and cueing are two methods used to alleviate motor symptoms, including FOG, in patients with PD. While effective on their own, the effect of combining both focused vibrotactile stimulation and cueing has yet to be investigated. Two patients, both with a history of PD, suffered from frequent FOG episodes that failed to respond adequately to medication. A novel vibrotactile stimulation device that delivered rhythmic kinesthetic stimuli onto the sternum successfully reduced FOG episodes in both patients and drastically improved their mobility as measured by the Timed Up and Go test. We found that a combination of focused vibrotactile stimulation and cueing was effective in reducing FOG episodes in two patients with PD. Further well-designed prospective studies are needed to confirm our observations.http://www.e-jmd.org/upload/jmd-21076.pdfcueingfreezing of gaitparkinson’s diseasevibrotactile stimulation |
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Xiu Sheng Tan Floyd Pierres Alex Dallman-Porter William Hardie-Brown Kyum-Yil Kwon Focused Vibrotactile Stimulation with Cueing Effect on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Two Case Reports Journal of Movement Disorders cueing freezing of gait parkinson’s disease vibrotactile stimulation |
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Xiu Sheng Tan Floyd Pierres Alex Dallman-Porter William Hardie-Brown Kyum-Yil Kwon |
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Xiu Sheng Tan |
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Focused Vibrotactile Stimulation with Cueing Effect on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Two Case Reports |
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Focused Vibrotactile Stimulation with Cueing Effect on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Two Case Reports |
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Focused Vibrotactile Stimulation with Cueing Effect on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Two Case Reports |
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Focused Vibrotactile Stimulation with Cueing Effect on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Two Case Reports |
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Focused Vibrotactile Stimulation with Cueing Effect on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: Two Case Reports |
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focused vibrotactile stimulation with cueing effect on freezing of gait in parkinson’s disease: two case reports |
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Korean Movement Disorders Society |
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Journal of Movement Disorders |
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2005-940X 2093-4939 |
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2021-09-01 |
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Freezing of gait (FOG) is a common occurrence in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) that leads to significant limitations in mobility and increases risk of falls. Focused vibrotactile stimulation and cueing are two methods used to alleviate motor symptoms, including FOG, in patients with PD. While effective on their own, the effect of combining both focused vibrotactile stimulation and cueing has yet to be investigated. Two patients, both with a history of PD, suffered from frequent FOG episodes that failed to respond adequately to medication. A novel vibrotactile stimulation device that delivered rhythmic kinesthetic stimuli onto the sternum successfully reduced FOG episodes in both patients and drastically improved their mobility as measured by the Timed Up and Go test. We found that a combination of focused vibrotactile stimulation and cueing was effective in reducing FOG episodes in two patients with PD. Further well-designed prospective studies are needed to confirm our observations. |
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cueing freezing of gait parkinson’s disease vibrotactile stimulation |
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