Parkinson’s disease is now the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease in the world. In the U.S. alone, over 1 million people are living with it. By 2040, it is believed that more than 17 million ...

"I used to be able to walk much better than this."Sometimes, we hear words like that from the people we support.Walking speed ...

Freezing of Gait (FOG) is a disabling feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the neural mechanisms underlying voluntary stopping impairments remain unclear. This study used a validated Virtual ...

Physical therapists reveal why expensive carbon-plated shoes can’t fix a bad stride and how a gait analysis unlocks real speed.

It’s true. Rates of Parkinson’s disease are growing faster than any other neurological condition in the world, with incidence projected to double in the coming decades. Parkinson’s is a progressive ...

For people with Parkinson’s disease and their families, there is rarely much good news. The neurological condition slowly robs sufferers of their ability to move freely and live independently, causing ...

Fox, who recently returned to acting on ‘Shrinking,’ is receiving the Lasker Foundation award for his work fighting the disease Terry Wyatt/Getty Michael J. Fox is receiving a prestigious Lasker ...

Interpersonal gait synchronization is widely observed during side-by-side walking and has been hypothesized to contribute to gait rehabilitation. Nonetheless, the specific effects of gait ...