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Thanks Ray... This visual approach seems to make a lot of sense. I certainly do seize up when confronted with vast, uninterrupted floor space. Seems to me I remember contacting this doctor a few years back and finding that his price was prohibitive...I think it was a lot more than the $1200 they are now charging. Of course, $1200 is not chicken feed. I wonder if it the device is sharable. I think I'll ask him! Kathleen 2009/1/31 rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> > Parkinson's Virtual Reality Gait Training Device Improves Quality of Life > > Parkinson's disease and Multiple Sclerosis patients are discovering > first-hand that daily exercise with a new virtual reality device, the > GaitAid Virtual Walker, has a positive effect on their walking ability, > minimizing balance problems and improving quality of life. > Yoram Baram, a computer science professor and incumbent of the Roy Matas / > Winnipeg Chair in Biomedical Engineering at the Technion, Israel Institute > of Technology has collaborated with several neurologists specializing in > treating Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis and other movement > disorders, in developing and testing a new, non-invasive training device > designed to proactively minimize freezing and balance problems during > walking. The noticeable physical and mental improvement of patients > participating in clinical studies led Baram to bring the GaitAid device to > market as a FDA registered medical device and is offering the device for a > trial period on his company's website (www.medigait.com). > A Professor of Neurology and Director of the Movement Disorder Clinic of > The Rambam Medical Center, Yehudit Aharon, M.D., specializes in the > treatment of Parkinson's Disease. "The development of this device has been > invaluable to my patients. They have better balance, reduction of freezing > and improved confidence," states Dr. Aharon. > > Rayilyn Brown > Director AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn