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GaitAssist: a wearable assistant for gait training and rehabilitation in Parkinson diesae

Many patients with Parkinson’s disease suffer from short periods during which they cannot continue walking, the so-called freezing of gait. Patients can learn to use rhythmic auditory sounds as support during these episodes. We developed GaitAssist, a personalized wearable system for freezing of gait support, that enables training in unsupervised environments. GaitAssist detects freezing episodes …

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