A Patient-Invented Maneuver to Alleviate Freezing of Gait Using a Foot Loop Band
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling gait disorder in parkinsonian patients characterized by the inability to initiate or continue locomotion. I herein present a 65-year-old man with Parkinson's disease who invented a unique method (foot loop band) to alleviate FOG, which has not been previous...
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| description | Freezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling gait disorder in parkinsonian patients characterized by the inability to initiate or continue locomotion. I herein present a 65-year-old man with Parkinson's disease who invented a unique method (foot loop band) to alleviate FOG, which has not been previously described in the literature. The mechanisms to alleviate FOG include not only facilitating mechanical weight shift, but also restoring internal cueing and driving motor commands for gait initiation. This patient-invented maneuver may be recommended for patients having intractable FOG, because it is portable, cheap and safe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc4a4c21764441d0a804ee2dc8fb38d72022-12-21T21:47:32ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Neurology1662-680X2014-11-016325625810.1159/000369059369059A Patient-Invented Maneuver to Alleviate Freezing of Gait Using a Foot Loop BandYasuyuki OkumaFreezing of gait (FOG) is a disabling gait disorder in parkinsonian patients characterized by the inability to initiate or continue locomotion. I herein present a 65-year-old man with Parkinson's disease who invented a unique method (foot loop band) to alleviate FOG, which has not been previously described in the literature. The mechanisms to alleviate FOG include not only facilitating mechanical weight shift, but also restoring internal cueing and driving motor commands for gait initiation. This patient-invented maneuver may be recommended for patients having intractable FOG, because it is portable, cheap and safe.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/369059CueingAttentionFreezing of gaitParkinson’s diseaseFoot loop band |
| spellingShingle | Yasuyuki Okuma A Patient-Invented Maneuver to Alleviate Freezing of Gait Using a Foot Loop Band Case Reports in Neurology Cueing Attention Freezing of gait Parkinson’s disease Foot loop band |
| title | A Patient-Invented Maneuver to Alleviate Freezing of Gait Using a Foot Loop Band |
| title_full | A Patient-Invented Maneuver to Alleviate Freezing of Gait Using a Foot Loop Band |
| title_fullStr | A Patient-Invented Maneuver to Alleviate Freezing of Gait Using a Foot Loop Band |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Patient-Invented Maneuver to Alleviate Freezing of Gait Using a Foot Loop Band |
| title_short | A Patient-Invented Maneuver to Alleviate Freezing of Gait Using a Foot Loop Band |
| title_sort | patient invented maneuver to alleviate freezing of gait using a foot loop band |
| topic | Cueing Attention Freezing of gait Parkinson’s disease Foot loop band |
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