GAIT DISORDERS

This study compares two types of cognitive-based balance training for people with Parkinson's disease: one using virtual reality (VR) and the other combining balance exercises with mental tasks like counting. Thirty-four participants aged 40-80 will do 16 sessions over 8 weeks. R…

This study tests whether adding a mild electrical stimulation to the spinal cord (tSCS) during walking therapy can improve leg movement in people with recent spinal cord injury (within 6 months). Forty participants will receive either real or sham stimulation during 20 training s…

This study tests whether doing simple mental arithmetic before walking can improve gait speed and balance in people who have had a stroke. Seventeen participants will either solve math problems or watch a blank screen before walking. The goal is to see if this 'cognitive priming'…

This study tests whether a 10-week balance-focused exercise program can improve how the calf muscle activates when starting to walk in people with Parkinson's disease. Researchers in Kuwait will enroll 80 participants who can walk independently. The goal is to see if these exerci…

This study looks at how doing mental tasks—like naming objects or remembering words—changes the way people with Parkinson's disease walk. Researchers will compare 30 people with Parkinson's to healthy adults of the same age and sex. The goal is to find out which type of thinking …

This study compares walking patterns between 50 people with gait disorders and 50 healthy volunteers using small body-worn sensors and muscle activity monitors. Participants wear sensors on their legs and trunk while walking 18 meters. The goal is to identify precise differences …

This study looks at two ways to help people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) walk better. One group gets foot surgery followed by rehabilitation, the other gets only physical therapy. Researchers will track walking speed and endurance for up to two years to see which approa…