Parkinson’s avoid falls and stumbles.The small device delivers an impulse to a nerve in the neck that may stimulate a chemical needed for balance and mobility.Called gammaCore, it could revolutionise Parkinson’s care as people with the condition suffer difficulties with walking, broken bones from falls and isolation.The non-invasive hand-held device could boost the production of acetylcholine, which is reduced in sufferers.
The chemical is said to stimulate a nerve which helps with balance.Geriatrician Dr Alison Yarnall, of Newcastle University, is leading a 12-week trial of the device.
She said: “We hope it will help improve walking. People with Parkinson’s fear falling and reduce activity, which causes muscles to weaken and makes them.
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