Jeffrey M. Hausdorff is the Director of the Center for the study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, and in the Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University. His research team investigates gait, balance, motor control and motor-cognitive interactions in health and disease and develops new methods for monitoring and enhancing mobility and for reducing fall risk.
Freezing of gait (FoG) is a common and severe gait impairment among patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease. FoG is associated with falls and negatively impacts the patient’s quality of life. Wearable systems that detect FoG in real time have been...
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