Hacked Kinect controller game changer for Parkinson's
Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
Microsoft's Kinect games controller has been hacked by researchers to relieve one of the most distressing symptoms of Parkinson's - freezing of gait. Many patients are afflicted by freezing of gait where suddenly, in mid-stride, the muscles freeze and they are left unable to move forward or they simply fall over.