Open AccessTurning Stability in Individuals With Parkinson Disease
Author(s) -
David Conradsson,
Caroline Paquette,
Erika Franzén
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of neurologic physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1557-0584
pISSN - 1557-0576
DOI - 10.1097/npt.0000000000000242
Subject(s) - parkinson's disease , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rehabilitation , trunk , dopaminergic , medicine , psychology , physical therapy , disease , neuroscience , ecology , biology , dopamine
Although instability during turning is a disabling feature of Parkinson disease (PD), little is known about the associated postural characteristics. Our goals were to compare turning stability between individuals with PD and healthy individuals and to investigate whether dopaminergic medication improves turning stability.