The ability to turn while walking is essential for daily living activities. Turning is slower and more steps are required to complete a turn in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) compared to control subjects but it is unclear whether this altered strategy is pathological or compensatory. The aim of our study is to characterize the dynamics of postural stability during continuous series of turns while walking at various speeds in subjects with PD compared to control subjects. We hypothesize that people with PD slow their turns to compensate for impaired postural stability.
Mellone, S., Mancini, M., King, L.A., Horak, F.B., Chiari, L. (2016). The quality of turning in Parkinson's disease: a compensatory strategy to prevent postural instability?. JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 13, 1-9 [10.1186/s12984-016-0147-4].
The quality of turning in Parkinson's disease: a compensatory strategy to prevent postural instability?
MELLONE, SABATO;CHIARI, LORENZO
2016
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The ability to turn while walking is essential for daily living activities. Turning is slower and more steps are required to complete a turn in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) compared to control subjects but it is unclear whether this altered strategy is pathological or compensatory. The aim of our study is to characterize the dynamics of postural stability during continuous series of turns while walking at various speeds in subjects with PD compared to control subjects. We hypothesize that people with PD slow their turns to compensate for impaired postural stability.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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