Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurological disorder with a slowly progressive course. While motor symptoms can usually be adequately controlled by pharmacological treatment in the early stages of the disease, most anti-Parkinsonian drugs are associated with long-term complications such as motor fluctuations and dyskinesia. Deep brain stimulation Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as an important treatment option in the moderately severe
\nto severe stages of PDIngenieure demonstrated. Neurorehabilitation plays an important role in the overall treatment of PD.<\/p>\n
Engineers at ETH Zurich have now designed a suit with artificial muscles. Experiences in the metaverse are supposed to feel particularly real this way. Maximilian Eberlein, project manager \"Metasuit\" \"The main idea was to incorporate new artificial muscles - we call them hazel muscles (hydraulically reinforced self-healing electrostatic actuators) into a suit. The suit allows better interaction with virtual reality. So we are able to use these muscles to measure the movements of people without using visual aids, i.e. without cameras. We call it proprioception.<\/p>\n