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M E D I A C O V E R A G E:
Inventor aids self, others
March 3, 2006 - News and Observer - One of the problems with Parkinson's disease, as North Raleigh inventor Mike Tucker found, was the symptom known as "freezing."
Those afflicted can at times lose control of gross motor movement and are de facto paralyzed, if only for several seconds. NextStep is a device that is designed to prevent freezing episodes while walking.
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Parkinson's Patient Develops Device To Aid Walking
February 21, 2006 - NBC-17 - A former Raleigh police officer who suffers from Parkinson's disease has invented a device to help people with the neurological disorder get around.
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Parkinson's Patient Deals With Disability
January 25, 2006 - WRAL-TV 5 - "You're in the prime of life, happy and healthy. Then you're diagnosed with a life-changing illness with no cure. What would you do? The next story is one man's inspiring answer."
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P R E S S R E L E A S E S:
Prisoners of Parkinson's Disease Win Back Independence
October 20, 2005 - Invention of the NextStep® walking aid liberates Parkinson's sufferers from "freezing" episodes
Raleigh, N.C. - Nine years ago, Mike Tucker's diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, an incurable and debilitating illness that affects the central nervous system failed to elicit the typical reaction - self-pity. Instead, he responded by rallying his entrepreneurial spirit in search of solutions for the host of life altering symptoms Parkinson's patients live with daily.
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