{"id":2112,"date":"2020-09-10T09:35:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stappone.com\/?p=2112"},"modified":"2021-07-23T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T11:23:10","slug":"helping-parkinson-patients-together-with-charco-neurotech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stappone.com\/en\/helping-parkinson-patients-together-with-charco-neurotech\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Parkinson patients together with\u00a0Charco\u00a0Neurotech"},"content":{"rendered":"

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More\u00a0than 10\u00a0million people worldwide suffer from Parkinson’s disease. Gait disorders such as the occurrence of “freeze\u00a0of\u00a0gait” blockades often lead to sudden falls. In many cases, this means further injuries for patients, as falls often lead to serious fractures (broken bones).<\/p>\n

External pacemakers – “Cueing\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

It has been clinically proven that Parkinson’s patients can alleviate these motor difficulties by means of external stimuli – so-called “cue signs”. Not only the freezing of the gait can\u00a0be treated\u00a0by “cueing”.\u00a0In a single-blind study by Marchese R et al. a group (n = 20) that\u00a0used\u00a0cues\u00a0was\u00a0compared with a control group that received conventional physiotherapy. At the end of the therapy program, positive motor improvements could only be seen in the group\u00a0treated\u00a0with external\u00a0cues.\u00a0(1)<\/p>\n

The company Charco Neurotech (UK) aims to use\u00a0external stimuli to\u00a0improve\u00a0the\u00a0quality of life of people with Parkinson’s.<\/p>\n

Their medical technology product “CUE1<\/sup>” is\u00a0worn on the body by people with Parkinson’s and\u00a0uses vibratory stimulation to alleviate motor difficulties. The innovative device can\u00a0optionally\u00a0be connected to an app, which\u00a0provides helpful recommendations such as alerting patients to their prescribed medication time.<\/p>\n

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