A new study finds technologies, such as lane departure warnings and adaptive cruise control, may help people with Parkinson’s improve their on-road driving performance.
A new study finds technologies, such as lane departure warnings and adaptive cruise control, may help people with Parkinson’s improve their on-road driving performance.
See how Dr. Karen Hegland is propelling health forward with her research on swallowing and upper airway disorders among patients with Parkinson's Disease.
The awards support Lauren Kenney and Adrianna Ratajska's dissertation research on Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, respectively.
Through a case study, this course will provide an example of a comprehensive driving evaluation for an individual with Parkinson’s disease. Participants will learn how to utilize clinical findings to interpret on road driving performance while taking into account the individual’s context and environment when making fitness to drive recommendations. In addition, participants will be introduced to intervention strategies that may support individuals with Parkinson’s disease to continue to drive.
Scientists in the department of clinical and health psychology discovered that about one quarter of study participants had significant memory problems.
In a study of older adults who completed cognitive tasks while cycling on a stationary bike, Dr. Lori Altmann and fellow researchers found that participants’ cycling speed improved with no cost to their cognitive performance.
Dr. Troche specializes in the assessment and treatment of patients with speech-language and swallowing impairments secondary to Movement Disorders. Her primary research is focused on the development and implementation of rehabilitative techniques for the management of dysphagia and dystussia in neurodegenerative disease, primarily Parkinson’s disease. Secondarily, she investigates the influence…
All movements –as simple as blinking one’s eyes to as complex as signing one’s name and walking—involve the production and control of muscular force by the nervous system. While biomechanical demands vary across motor tasks, the nervous system responds to regulate force production in a task dependent manner. Dr. Patten’s…
Dr. Light’s research interests are in motor behavior problems of elderly patients, particularly those with chronic balance problems, cerebral vascular disease, Parkinson’s disease, and frailty. Full CV…
