Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "freezing of gait"
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Detection and Prediction of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease using Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-12)Freezing of gait (FOG), is a brief episodic absence of forward body progression despite the intention to walk. Appearing mostly in mid-late stage Parkinson’s disease (PD), freezing manifests as a sudden loss of lower-limb ... -
Prediction and Detection of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease using Plantar Pressure Data
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-26)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting movement and is characterized by symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, and Freezing of Gait (FOG). FOG is a walking disturbance seen in more ... -
Understanding the influence of anxiety on gait in Parkinson's disease
(University of Waterloo, 2015-07-15)Anxiety is a prevalent non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and has been linked to motor impairments in PD, yet there is a huge gap in the understanding of whether anxiety affects movement, namely gait, in those ...