Music-Motion iPod App Helps Improve Gait Function in Parkinson's Patients
From: Physical Therapy Products - 10/25/2013

According to researchers at the University of Calgary in Alberta, an
application for a modified iPod Touch can significantly improve arm-swing and
gait disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) by using a musical
reward system designed to rewire the brain. The training system, named
Ambulosono, utilizes fourth generation iPod motion-sensing technology and an
application called Gait Reminder. The iPod can be attached to a leg or arm,
and music is triggered to play or stop depending on whether the patient's
pace, arm-swing, or stride-length is adequate and synchronized.

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http://www.ptproductsonline.com/news/18520-music-motion-ipod-app-helps-improve-gait-function-in-parkinson-s-patients/

Links:
Bin Hu, MD, PhD
http://www.ucalgary.ca/dcns/experimental/members/Hu

Music Walking Program for Parkinson's (video 3:30)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNpoVeLfMKg

Music-Motion App Helps PD Patients Walk Better, Worry Less
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/812491

Musical incentive program improves stride length in Parkinson's
http://www.clinicalneurologynews.com/news/clinical-news/single-article/musical-incentive-program-improves-stride-length-in-parkinsons/a2400615b19109fe19586d3aaea467a0.html

AmbuloSono: A sensorimotor contingency-based musical walking program for people living with Parkinson's disease
http://www.mdsabstracts.com/abstract.asp?MeetingID=798&id=106835