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AntiFreeze

Sensory Reweighting, Muscle Synergies and Triggers for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

Freezing of Gait is a frequent and debillitating condition in Parkinson’s Disease, for which there is no proven therapeutic approach. AntiFreeze uses virtual reality to assess, evaluate, and train strategies to avoid Freezing in a tailored manner. Automated software agents and a recommender system allow clinicians to rapidly personalize AntiFreeze interventions.

Team

Dr. Chris Easthope Awai, UZH Klinik für Neurologie / Lake Lucerne Institute

Prof. Dr. Marcela Ruiz, ZHAW School of Engineering 

Ass. Prof. Dr. Christoph Bauer, UZH Klinik für Neurologie / Lake Lucerne Institute

Academic partner

FH St. Pölten 

Practice partner

Reha Rheinfelden 

Nextherapy AG 

Running time: 2025-2028