Freezing or Sweating Falls When Walking with Parkinson’s Disease

Freezing or Sweating Falls When Walking with Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease leads to problems walking and balancing, including freezing of gait, a feeling that one’s feet are “glued to the floor” when attempting to start walking or turning, especially when dual-tasking. Freezing is associated with abnormal balance control, cognitive issues and reduced connections between the frontal cortex and locomotor areas in the brainstem. New studies suggest that exercises focused on balance and cognitive issues and the ability to walk and talk may improve brain function involved in walking and freezing.

Participants in this web seminar will be able to:

• Understand how the brain controls walking and balance;
• Discover what types of balance and gait impairments in Parkinson’s disease result in freezing and falls; and,
• Explore what can be done to minimize freezing and falls.

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