The motor deficits caused by Parkinson's disease are not able to block adjustments for a safe strategy during obstacle crossing in individuals with moderate disease

Pereira, Vinícius Alota Ignácio, Barbieri, Fabio Augusto, Vitorio, Rodrigo, Simieli, Lucas, Lirani-Silva, Ellen, Orcioli-Silva, Diego and Gobbi, Lilian Teresa Bucken (2015) The motor deficits caused by Parkinson's disease are not able to block adjustments for a safe strategy during obstacle crossing in individuals with moderate disease. Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 21 (4). pp. 436-441. ISSN 1980-6574

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to verify whether patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are able to adjust their motor behavior according to restrictions imposed by the task instruction during walking with obstacle crossing. Eighteen elderly people (moderate motor compromise) with a diagnosis of PD walked on a pathway and cross an obstacle according to the following conditions: walking at preferred velocity; walking at maximum vertical elevation of the feet to cross the obstacle; walking at maximum step length to cross the obstacle; walking at maximum velocity. The modulations were directly related to the instructions provided to patients with PD before performing each task, which seems to indicate that attentional cues can influence and benefit strategies during obstacle crossing. In conclusion, patients with PD are able to adjust walking during obstacle crossing according to instructions given to them, which increases their safety.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Gait, Movement, Parkinson's disease, Spatial behavior, Time and motion studies
Subjects: A100 Pre-clinical Medicine
C600 Sports Science
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
Depositing User: John Coen
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2021 10:04
Last Modified: 04 Aug 2021 10:15
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/46843

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