Our second book club meeting on Norman Doidge’s The Brain’s Way of Healing was about the photobiomodulation this means lights, lasers, and lamps! Oh, my! In the event, we outlined what photobiomodulation is. Then we reviewed therapies on the market and being studied for neurology applications. You can read this Read more…
The Brain’s Way of Healing book club – PoNS device Our first book club meeting on Norman Doidge’s The Brain’s Way of Healing was about the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS) device. Below is the event on the PoNS device, where we spoke with two people who have benefitted from the Read more…
Our good friend and fellow im-patient living with Parkinson’s, Sara Riggare, has shared a very insightful post on her blog. She makes the suggestions to all tech companies working on solutions for Parkinson’s to do their research first, starting with a simple Google search: She makes the case that the Read more…
Parkython & Rune Labs Ideathon: Creative Technical Solutions for People Living with Parkinson’s Disease Design thinking in action! The part that is often forgotten is “Empathize”. That means including your customers and other stakeholders in the process of designing your solutions… Thankfully, Rune Labs is including patients, clinicians, and others Read more…
We’ve posted our latest webinar to YouTube, featuring demos by startup Neuropath and our freewheeling discussion with their CEO, Benoit Tas and their board member and Healthcare Executive, Kevin Donnelly, about their vision for empowering People with Parkinson’s (PwP). https://youtu.be/FN-NZM7TkLI NeuroPath is a European startup with a significant (and growing) Read more…
Rui Couto, co-founder of the Parkython team, was recently featured on a national television program in Portugal, as part of the launch of Young Parkies Portugal (YPP), a new Parkinson’s advocacy organization devoted to the needs of people living with Young Onset Parkinson’s (YOPD). TV LINK (in Portuguese)https://tviplayer.iol.pt/programa/goucha/5fe21c220cf2ec6e471a5d6b/video/61ddd2c90cf2cc58e7dc8396
Kevin Krejci, Parkython volunteer and author of this post, was the subject of a research paper published recently in Sage Journals, titled “Personal digital health in Parkinson’s disease: Case histories and commentary“. Other subjects included friend of Parkython and fellow WPC Ambassador, Sara Riggare. The paper depicts our accounts of Read more…
Diagnosed in 2012 with Parkinson’s, Rui Couto, 48 years old, emphasizes the importance of social support, keeping his personal goals in mind and practicing sports. Be inspired by Rui with this inspiring testimonial of acceptance and resilience.
A discussion with Nuala Burke and the Parkython team about recent and upcoming products that have been produced by Walk With Path to help people living with Parkinson’s and other neurological issues to walk independently and more safely.
Our inaugural interview and demo on YouTube, in our series of Parkython webinars, featuring the founding team of startup, Charco Neurotech. Charco is building CUE, a non-invasive wearable device for people with Parkinson’s that utilizes pulsed cueing and focused vibrotactile stimulation to reduce symptoms of slowness and stiffness, resulting in Read more…