Early Postural Changes in Individuals with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease
Joint Authors
Khallaf, Mohamed Elsayed
Fayed, Eman Elsayed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background and Objectives.
Postural changes are frequent and disabling complications of Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Many contributing factors have been evident either related to disease pathology or to adaptive changes.
This study aimed at studying the postural changes in subjects with Parkinson’s disease and its relation to duration of illness and disease severity.
Methods.
Eighteen patients with PD and 18 healthy matched volunteers represented the sample of the study.
The patients were at stage 1 or 1.5 according to the Modified Hoehn and Yahr Staging with duration of illness between 18 and 36 months.
Three-dimensional analysis of the back surface was conducted to explore the postural changes in the sagittal and frontal planes in both the patients and the healthy subjects.
Results.
Kyphotic angle, lordotic angle, fleche cervicale, fleche lombaire, scoliotic angle, and associated vertebral rotation and pelvic obliquity were significantly increased in patients with PD compared to the healthy subjects (P≤0.05).
There was no association between the measured postural changes and duration of illness as well as the severity of the IPD (P≤0.05).
Conclusion.
Postural changes start in the early stages of idiopathic PD and they have no relationship to the duration of illness and disease severity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khallaf, Mohamed Elsayed& Fayed, Eman Elsayed. 2015. Early Postural Changes in Individuals with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075867
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khallaf, Mohamed Elsayed& Fayed, Eman Elsayed. Early Postural Changes in Individuals with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075867
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khallaf, Mohamed Elsayed& Fayed, Eman Elsayed. Early Postural Changes in Individuals with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075867
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075867