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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/24681| Title: | Weighting for the beat: Using a dance cue to facilitate turning in people with Parkinson's Disease and freezing of gait |
| Authors: | Kal, E Ellmers, T Fielding, A Hardeman, L Coito, J Joyce, L Young, W |
| Keywords: | Parkinson’s disease;freezing of gait;cueing;anticipatory postural adjustment;anticipatory postural adjustment;weight-shifting;festination |
| Issue Date: | 24-May-2022 |
| Publisher: | IOS Press |
| Citation: | Kal, E., Ellmers, T., Fielding, A., Hardeman, L., Coito, J., Joyce, L. and Young, W. (2022) ‘Weighting for the Beat: Using a Dance Cue to Facilitate Turning in People with Parkinson’s Disease and Freezing of Gait’, Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 12 (4), pp. 1353 - 1358 (6). doi: 10.3233/JPD-213125. |
| Abstract: | Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Freezing of gait (FOG) can severely compromise daily functioning in people with Parkinson’s disease. Inability to initiate a step from FOG is likely underpinned, at least in part, by a deficient preparatory weight-shift. Conscious attempts to weight-shift in preparation to step can improve success of initiating forward steps following FOG. However, FOG often occurs during turning, where weight-shifting is more complex and risk of falling is higher. We explored the effectiveness of a dance-based (‘cha-cha’) weight-shifting strategy to re-initiate stepping following FOG during turning. Results suggest that this simple movement strategy can enhance turning steps following FOG, without compromising safety. |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/24681 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3233/JPD-213125 |
| ISSN: | 1877-7171 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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