Studies & Publications
Amplitude of Lower Limb Muscle Activation in Different Phases of the Illinois Test in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: A Pilot Study
The article provides a detailed overview of the study on patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their muscle activation during the Illinois Agility Test (IAT), aiming to assess the differences…
Potential Role of Focal Microvibration (Equistasi®) in the Management of Chronic Pain: A Pilot Study
Pasquale Buonanno, Carmine Iacovazzo, Annachiara Marra, Andrea Uriel de Siena, Tatiana Josu, Maddalena Zampi, Davide Sedda, Giuseppe Servillo & Maria Vargas
Pain and Therapy, 06, December…
Pubblications
Effects of a proprioceptive focal stimulation (Equistasi®) on reducing the biomechanical risk factors associated with ACL injury in female footballers
The study analyzed the effects of the Equistasi® vibrotactile device on the proprioceptive system of ten elite female soccer players who used the device for four weeks.
Athletes were evaluated four…
Pubblications
Relationship between Muscular Activity and Postural Control Changes after Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi®) in Middle-Moderate Parkinson's Disease Patients: An Explorative Study
Fabiola Spolaor, Marco Romanato, Guiotto Annamaria, Antonella Peppe, Leila Bakdounes, Duc-Khanh To, Daniele Volpe, Zimi Sawacha
Sensors (Basel), Jan 2021
1. The aim of this study was to investigate…
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Studi e Trial Clinici
Effects of Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (EQUISTASI) on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease
Conditions: Parkinson Disease; Gait, Shuffling; Effects of VibrationInterventions: Device:…
Trials
Acute effects of high-frequency microfocal vibratory stimulation on the H reflex of the soleus muscle. A double-blind study in healthy subjects
Enrico Alfonsi, Paolo Paone, Cristina Tassorelli, Roberto De Icco, Arrigo Moglia, Elena Alvisi, Lucky Marchetta, Mauro Fresia, Alessandra Montini, Marzia Calabrese, Vittorio Versiglia, Giorgio…
Pubblications
Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi®) may improve the quality of gait in middle-moderate Parkinson’s disease patients. Double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, crossover, Italian Multicentric study.
Antonella Peppe, Stefano Paravati, Maria Giulia Baldassarre, Leila Bakdounes, Fabiola Spolaor, Annamaria Guiotto, Davide Pavan, Zimi Sawacha, Sonia Bottino, Daniela Clerici, Nicola Cau, Alessandro…
Non-invasive Focal Mechanical Vibrations Delivered by Wearable Devices: An Open-Label Pilot Study in Childhood Ataxia
Tommaso Schirinzi, Alberto Romano, Martina Favetta, Andrea Sancesario, Riccardo Burattini, Susanna Summa, Gessica Della Bella, Enrico Castelli, Enrico Bertini, Maurizio Petrarca, Gessica Vasco
Front…
The effects of mechanical focal vibration on walking impairment in multiple sclerosis patients: A randomized, double-blinded vs placebo study
Emanuele Spina, Antonio Carotenuto, Maria Gabriella Aceto, Ilaria Cerillo, Francesco Silvestre, Francesco Arace, Paolo Paone, Giuseppe Orefice, Rosa Iodice
Restor Neurol Sci, Sep. 2016
1. The aim of…
Focal Vibration Training (Equistasi®) to Improve Posture Stability. A Retrospective Study in Parkinson’s Disease
Francesco Serio, Cosimo Minosa, Matteo De Luca, Pierguido Conte, Giovanni Albani, Antonella Peppe
Sensors (Basel), May 2019
1. For people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), falls are a critical point.…
The neurorehabilitation device Equistasi® impacts positively on the gait of Parkinson’s disease subjects
F. Spolaor, A. Guiotto, D. Pavan, L. Arab Yaghoubi, A. Peppe, P. Paone, Z. Sawacha, D. Volpe
Gait & Posture, Oct. 2018
1. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Equistasi ®, a…
P 044 – Effects of the Equistasi® neurological rehabilitation’s device on Parkinson’s disease patients’ gait
Fabiola Spolaor, Annamaria Guiotto, Davide Pavan, L. Arab Yaghoubi, Antonella Peppe, Paolo Paone, Zimi Sawacha, Daniele Volpe
Gait & Posture, Sep. 2018
1. Existing evidence indicates that NIFMV…
A wearable proprioceptive stabilizer for rehabilitation of limb and gait ataxia in hereditary cerebellar ataxias: a pilot open-labeled study
Luca Leonardi , Maria Gabriella Aceto , Christian Marcotulli, Giuseppe Arcuria, Mariano Serrao, Francesco Pierelli, Paolo Paone, Alessandro Filla, Alessandro Roca, Carlo Casali
Neurol Sci, Mar.…
A Wearable Proprioceptive Stabilizer (Equistasi®) for Rehabilitation of Postural Instability in Parkinson’s Disease: A Phase II Randomized Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Controlled Study
Daniele Volpe, Maria Giulia Giantin, Alfonso Fasano
Plos One, Nov. 2014
1. The aim of this pilot study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a balance training program in association with a…