After my stroke my left foot just dragged. I caught it on the carpet twice and fell. I tried an AFO brace for months but it rubbed my ankle raw. My physio mentioned EMS therapy might help but I was skeptical. I'd already spent so much money on things that didn't work. Three weeks in I was lifting my foot properly again. I'm not back to where I was, but I'm moving forward for the first time in two years.

My foot drop made every step feel like a risk. I stopped doing half the things I enjoyed — it just wasn't worth the worry. My carer Rachel picked up the NeuroPulse for me as a gift. I must admit I didn't think much of it at first. But 2 months on I was walking around the block again for the first time in nearly a year. I really couldn't believe it.

The freezing episodes were the worst part. I'd be walking fine and then my feet would just lock mid-step. A friend from my Parkinson's support group mentioned NeuroPulse — I was skeptical, he's always recommending something. But I've had noticeably fewer freezing episodes this past month.

I didn't think a device I ordered online was going to do what specialists couldn't. First two weeks I noticed nothing and nearly returned it. Then something shifted. My steps got longer, more deliberate. My husband said he can see the difference in how I walk across the kitchen floor. For anyone with Parkinson's, you'll know why that made me cry.

I did every exercise the doctors gave me after my stroke. Months of physio, resistance bands, the lot. Progress was there but it was painfully slow. A month with NeuroPulse and I was walking to my neighbor's house and back. Only gripe is the adhesive pads don't last as long as I'd like — but replacements are easy to order. Worth every penny regardless.