GONDOLA - 365 days in retrospect.

Horizon 2020 GONDOLA in a year scaled 1

With the arrival of the research grant, we have been very busy at GONDOLA. In this article we share the milestones we have achieved in the past 365 days and exciting new projects and activities we are working on.

GONDOLA au Congrès International Parkinson's 2019

World Congress of Parkinson's and Movement Disorders GONDOLA AMPS

Le compte à rebours a commencé pour le Congrès International sur la maladie de Parkinson et les troubles du mouvement 2019. L'événement se déroulera en effet du 22 au 26 septembre ; cette année, la ville hôte est la magnifique ville de Nice sur la Côte d'Azur.

6 tips on how to help people with Parkinson's disease with speech disorder

Parkinson's Simple steps are enough to improve communication with the patient with speech problems

Parkinsonian patients often show difficulty in speaking. This is caused by their inability to properly coordinate the muscles used during breathing. However, it is possible to overcome these difficulties with the help of friends and relatives. Here are some tricks recommended by the Experts of the Italian Parkinsonian Association and the Grisons Foundation for Parkinson's Disease.

A device to treat Parkinson's disorders

Gondola device improving motor symptoms available with breaking parkinson's healthier and more beautiful

In addition to medication treatments, motor activity also plays an essential role in maintaining the quality of life of people with Parkinson's disease.
Now, an innovative medical device is also helping to treat these disorders. GONDOLA® is a portable device that can be used at home.

GONDOLA Medical Technologies Among the TOP 100 SWISS STARTUP 2016

Gondola among TOP 100 swiss startups

TOP 100 SWISS STARTUP AWARD is an annual event organized by Venturelab, the Gebert Rüf Stiftung foundation, which has always been active in giving to support research activities and new ventures, SECA, the association of Private Equity in Switzerland, IFJ and StartUp Ticker, the largest startup support organizations in Switzerland.

The effects of first stimulation on Freezing and walking

effects of AMPS gondola therapy

We documented the responses of some Parkinsonian patients to the first stimulation performed by Gondola®, and collected them in this video to share with you the benefits, obtained immediately after AMPS therapy, and the emotions, felt by people in being able to walk again.

AMPS is most effective on advanced Parkinson's disease

AMPS gondola effective in improving gait in Advanced Parkinson's disease

A clinical study, designed by Dr. Maria Francesca De Pandis, Head of the Parkinson's Center San Raffaele Hospital in Cassino, carried out on 35 patients at different stages of Parkinson's progress (measured according to the H&Y scale) and treated with AMPS (Automated Mechanical Peripheral Stimulation) therapy delivered by the GONDOLA® device, has been published in the journal Parkinson's Disease.