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Erv and all suggest you try the company's site http://www.medigait.com Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ervin McCarthy" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 5:13 PM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Gait Training Device for PWPs > Ray, could you give contact info on GAIT AID. Thank you. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rayilynlee" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 2:54 AM > Subject: Gait Training Device for PWPs > > >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn