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Research reveals cause of ‘freezing’ gait in Parkinson’s
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Research reveals cause of ‘freezing’ gait in Parkinson’s

by Dennis Thompson  Researchers think they’ve figured out why Parkinson’s disease causes a person’s limbs to become so stiff that at times they can feel frozen in place. Using a robotic chair equipped with sensors, a research team has linked the activation of leg muscles in Parkinson’s patients with a region of the brain called...