The Better India · 2 hours ago

Engineer Builds Wearable That Helps People with Parkinson’s Walk When Their Feet Freeze

Amey Desai began his career fascinated by brainwaves and the mechanics of human movement - but it was his patients, not his engineering training, that taught him which problems were worth solving. When people with Parkinson's described planning their entire lives around the possibility of their feet freezing mid-step, he understood that mobility was never just a physical question. His wearable device WALK - now used by more than 350 families - delivers gentle vibrations and electrical cues to help the nervous system reconnect with movement patterns it already knows. Yet the measure of success Desai came to trust had little to do with lab results: "The question to answer really is, 'Can I go with my grandchild to the park?'" His story is a quiet reminder that the most sophisticated solution can still fail a person if it doesn't fit the life they are actually trying to live.