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Is virtual reality beneficial for dual-task gait training in patients with Park...
Freitag,Fernanda; Brucki,Sonia Maria Dozzi; Barbosa,Alessandra Ferreira; Chen,Janini; Souza,Carolina de Oliveira; Valente,Débora FrancatoABSTRACT This systematic review examined the evidence about the effects of virtual reality (VR) on dual-task gait training in Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods: this study (PROSPERO registration CRD42019114736) aimed to answer the question: “Is VR beneficial for dual-task gait training in patients with PD?” We searched for studies from 2008 to 2018 on Medline/PubMed and Web of Science/Web of knowledge databases...
Gait, posture and cognition in Parkinson's disease
Barbosa,Alessandra Ferreira; Chen,Janini; Freitag,Fernanda; Valente,Debora; Souza,Carolina de Oliveira; Voos,Mariana Callil; Chien,Hsin FenABSTRACT Gait disorders and postural instability are the leading causes of falls and disability in Parkinson's disease (PD). Cognition plays an important role in postural control and may interfere with gait and posture assessment and treatment. It is important to recognize gait, posture and balance dysfunctions by choosing proper assessment tools for PD. Patients at higher risk of falling must be referred for r...
The competition with a concurrent cognitive task affects posturographic measure...
Barbosa,Alessandra Ferreira; Souza,Carolina de Oliveira; Chen,Janini; Francato,Débora Valente; Caromano,Fátima Aparecida; Chien,Hsin FenABSTRACTObjectives To estimate the impact of a sensory-motor- cognitive task on postural balance, in Parkinson disease patients (Hoehn and Yahr 2-3) and to investigate possible relationships between posturography and functional balance clinical scales.Method Parkinson disease patients (n = 40) and healthy controls (n = 27) were evaluated with fluency tests, Berg Balance scale, Mini Best test and static posturog...