Short- and Long-Term Efficacy of Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment on Balance and Gait in Parkinsonian Patients: A Preliminary Study with a 1-Year Followup
Joint Authors
Maestri, Roberto
Pezzoli, Gianni
Frazzitta, Giuseppe
Rovescala, R.
Boveri, Natalia
Bertotti, Gabriella
Uccellini, Davide
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease in which gait and balance disturbances are relevant symptoms that respond poorly to pharmacological treatment.
The aim of this study was to investigate whether a 4-week inpatient multidisciplinary intensive rehabilitation treatment (MIRT) is effective in improving balance and gait and whether improvements persist at a one-year followup.
We studied 20 PD inpatients (stage 3 Hoehn-Yahr) who underwent a MIRT.
Outcome measures were UPDRS items for balance (30), falls (13), and walk (29), Berg Balance Scale, six-minute walking test, Timed Up and Go Test, and Comfortable-Fast gait speeds.
Patients were evaluated at admission, at the end of the 4-week treatment, and at a 1-year followup.
Pharmacological therapy was unchanged during MIRT and follow-up.
All outcome measures improved significantly at the end of treatment.
At 1-year follow-up control, UPDRS walk and Comfortable-Fast gait speeds still maintained better values with respect to admission (P=0.009, P=0.03, and P=0.02, resp.), while the remaining scales did not differ significantly.
Our results demonstrate that the MIRT was effective in improving balance and gait and that the improvement in gait performances was partially maintained also after 1 year.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Frazzitta, Giuseppe& Bertotti, Gabriella& Uccellini, Davide& Boveri, Natalia& Rovescala, R.& Pezzoli, Gianni…[et al.]. 2013. Short- and Long-Term Efficacy of Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment on Balance and Gait in Parkinsonian Patients: A Preliminary Study with a 1-Year Followup. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1011423
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Frazzitta, Giuseppe…[et al.]. Short- and Long-Term Efficacy of Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment on Balance and Gait in Parkinsonian Patients: A Preliminary Study with a 1-Year Followup. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1011423
American Medical Association (AMA)
Frazzitta, Giuseppe& Bertotti, Gabriella& Uccellini, Davide& Boveri, Natalia& Rovescala, R.& Pezzoli, Gianni…[et al.]. Short- and Long-Term Efficacy of Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment on Balance and Gait in Parkinsonian Patients: A Preliminary Study with a 1-Year Followup. Parkinson’s Disease. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1011423
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1011423