Alleviating freezing of gait using phase-dependent tactile biofeedback

Will Harrington; Andrew Greenberg; Edward King; James McNames; Lars Holmstrom; Fay B. Horak; Martina Mancini

doi:10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592056

Alleviating freezing of gait using phase-dependent tactile biofeedback

Will Harrington, Andrew Greenberg, Edward King, James McNames, Lars Holmstrom, Fay B. Horak, Martina Mancini

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Abstract

In this feasibility study, we present a novel, wearable prototype of tactile biofeedback to alleviate gait disturbances, such as freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease. We designed and tested a phase-dependent tactile biofeedback system that can be easily worn on the feet, with a simple switch to turn it on or off. Preliminary validation was performed in 8 subjects with Parkinson's disease who show freezing during a turning in place test. A metronome, control condition was used to compare effectiveness in alleviating freezing. Promising results were obtained, both in term of acceptability of the device, and improving motor performance.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	5841-5844
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781457702204
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592056
State	Published - Oct 13 2016
Event	38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016 - Orlando, United States Duration: Aug 16 2016 → Aug 20 2016

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
Volume	2016-October
ISSN (Print)	1557-170X

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Other	38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	8/16/16 → 8/20/16

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Signal Processing
Biomedical Engineering
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Health Informatics

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Harrington, W., Greenberg, A., King, E., McNames, J., Holmstrom, L., Horak, F. B., & Mancini, M. (2016). Alleviating freezing of gait using phase-dependent tactile biofeedback. In 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016 (pp. 5841-5844). Article 7592056 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS; Vol. 2016-October). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592056

Alleviating freezing of gait using phase-dependent tactile biofeedback. / Harrington, Will; Greenberg, Andrew; King, Edward et al.
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. p. 5841-5844 7592056 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS; Vol. 2016-October).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Harrington, W, Greenberg, A, King, E, McNames, J, Holmstrom, L, Horak, FB & Mancini, M 2016, Alleviating freezing of gait using phase-dependent tactile biofeedback. in 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016., 7592056, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, vol. 2016-October, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 5841-5844, 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016, Orlando, United States, 8/16/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592056

Harrington W, Greenberg A, King E, McNames J, Holmstrom L, Horak FB et al. Alleviating freezing of gait using phase-dependent tactile biofeedback. In 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016. p. 5841-5844. 7592056. (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS). doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592056

Harrington, Will ; Greenberg, Andrew ; King, Edward et al. / Alleviating freezing of gait using phase-dependent tactile biofeedback. 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. pp. 5841-5844 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).

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