APDA Iowa Parkinson’s Conference held on June 17, 2022
Fusing the Virtual and Real-worlds to Aid in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Jay Alberts, Ph.D. Vice Chair of Innovations, Cleveland Clinic
Founder Pedaling for Parkinson’s
Cleveland Clinic neurological researchers have received a $2 million grant to study a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease called freezing of gait (FOG), which is currently untreatable. The study is led in part by Jay Alberts, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Freezing of gait prevents PD patients from initiating movement, thereby “freezing” them in place. Since FOG usually occurs while individuals with PD perform daily living activities, it is rarely observed in a clinical environment. Hear Dr. Alberts discuss the design of a virtual reality study to recreate these situations and identify the brain activity leading up to FOG events and, ultimately, develop an effective treatment
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