Literature review of vibrotactile systems addressing freezing of gait in parkinsonians

Gonçalves, Helena R.; Minas, Graça; Rodrigues, Margarida; Santos, Cristina P.

doi:10.1109/icarsc.2017.7964060

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“…To investigate the hypothesis, Gonçalves et al developed a custom-built somatosensory cueing system (Figure 16). The system was encapsulated in a waistband and provided tactile stimulation (pulsed vibration) at the navel, spine, right side and the left side, allowing the system to meet the previously reported requirements for developing a robust, functional, ergonomic and wearable system to provide vibration cueing for addressing FoG [93]. The processing unit was developed on the Arduino Mega 2560 platform and controlled four vibration units through the Adafruit Industries’ DRV2605 haptic drivers.…”

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A Technological Review of Wearable Cueing Devices Addressing Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

Sweeney

Quinlan

Browne

et al. 2019

Sensors

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Freezing of gait is one of the most debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and is an important contributor to falls, leading to it being a major cause of hospitalization and nursing home admissions. When the management of freezing episodes cannot be achieved through medication or surgery, non-pharmacological methods such as cueing have received attention in recent years. Novel cueing systems were developed over the last decade and have been evaluated predominantly in laboratory settings. However, to provide benefit to people with Parkinson’s and improve their quality of life, these systems must have the potential to be used at home as a self-administer intervention. This paper aims to provide a technological review of the literature related to wearable cueing systems and it focuses on current auditory, visual and somatosensory cueing systems, which may provide a suitable intervention for use in home-based environments. The paper describes the technical operation and effectiveness of the different cueing systems in overcoming freezing of gait. The “What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)” tool was used to assess the quality of each study described. The paper findings should prove instructive for further researchers looking to enhance the effectiveness of future cueing systems.

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A Technological Review of Wearable Cueing Devices Addressing Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

Sweeney

Quinlan

Browne

et al. 2019

Sensors

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“…In the sensory feedback field, proprioceptive feedback (such as haptic stimuli) has been shown to require little or no cognitive processing or attention [ 17 ]. In addition, a multisensory approach enhances perceptual processing [ 18 ], which is reduced in PD subjects [ 19 ]. Therefore, using a different combination of sensory inputs might significantly change the effectiveness and efficiency of motor responses to the feedback.…”

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Multisensory Cues for Gait Rehabilitation with Smart Glasses: Methodology, Design, and Results of a Preliminary Pilot

Imbesi

Corzani

2023

Sensors

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Recent advances in mobile technology have shown that augmented unisensory feedback can be leveraged to improve gait using wearable systems, but less is known about the possible benefits and usability of multisensory (i.e., multimodal) feedback. This paper introduces the preliminary results of an innovative research project aiming to develop an mHealth system including Android smart glasses, and providing multisensory cues for gait rehabilitation of people affected by Parkinson’s disease in and out of the medical context. In particular, the paper describes a preliminary pilot focusing on the design of visual, auditory, and haptic cues, and testing the design methodologies to be used in further developments of the project. Considered research questions were: Which kinds of images, sounds, and vibrations mostly influence gait speed, stride length, and cadence? Which are the ones stressing the user the least? Which ones induce the most immediate reaction? Thus, in this starting part of the research project, different typologies of sensory cues were designed, tested, and evaluated considering quantitative and qualitative parameters to properly answer the research questions.

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“…Cassimatis et al [12] presented a systematic review about the effects of external sensory cues on daily living activities of patients with PD, concluding that all studies yielded positive findings in favor of external sensory cues use. Although a number of biofeedback systems used on PD reviews have been presented in the literature to date, such reviews tend to focus mainly on devices to avoid freezing episodes, as cited in [5,13,14]. To the best of our knowledge, there is no existing research which includes biofeedback systems developed for different applications in PD motor symptomatology beyond FOG, such as to improve balance or avoid the occurrence of falls [12][13][14][15][16][17].…”

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“…Although a number of biofeedback systems used on PD reviews have been presented in the literature to date, such reviews tend to focus mainly on devices to avoid freezing episodes, as cited in [5,13,14]. To the best of our knowledge, there is no existing research which includes biofeedback systems developed for different applications in PD motor symptomatology beyond FOG, such as to improve balance or avoid the occurrence of falls [12][13][14][15][16][17]. Particularly, the use of vibrotactile cues has proved to be relevant and attractive, as positive results have been obtained in patients' gait performance, they showed suitability in any environment and easy acceptance.…”

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“…The first question offers a more technological revision than review [12], with a focus on the use of vibrotactile cues. The second research question allows to complement the reviews [5,13,14], which focused on biofeedback systems to mitigate FOG. The last question offers a review of experimental methodologies to validate the VBS, which for the best knowledge of the authors have not been identified.…”

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Vibrotactile biofeedback devices in Parkinson’s disease: a narrative review

Gonçalves

Rodrigues

Santos

2021

Med Biol Eng Comput

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is often associated with a vast list of gait-associated disabilities, for which there is still a limited pharmacological/surgical treatment efficacy. Therefore, alternative approaches have emerged as vibrotactile biofeedback systems (VBS). This review aims to focus on the technologies supporting VBS and identify their effects on improving gait-associated disabilities by verifying how VBS were applied and validated with end-users. It is expected to furnish guidance to researchers looking to enhance the effectiveness of future vibrotactile cueing systems. The use of vibrotactile cues has proved to be relevant and attractive, as positive results have been obtained in patients' gait performance, suitability in any environment, and easy adherence. There seems to be a preference in developing VBS to mitigate freezing of gait, to improve balance, to overcome the risk of fall, and a prevalent use to apply miniaturized wearable actuators and sensors. Most studies implemented a biofeedback loop able to provide rescue strategies during or after the detection of a gait-associated disability. However, there is a need of more clinical evidence and inclusion of experimental sessions to evaluate if the biofeedback was effectively integrated into the patients' motor system.

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Literature review of vibrotactile systems addressing freezing of gait in parkinsonians

Cited by 5 publications

References 13 publications

A Technological Review of Wearable Cueing Devices Addressing Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

A Technological Review of Wearable Cueing Devices Addressing Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

Multisensory Cues for Gait Rehabilitation with Smart Glasses: Methodology, Design, and Results of a Preliminary Pilot

Vibrotactile biofeedback devices in Parkinson’s disease: a narrative review

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