Close relationships in Parkinson´s disease patients with device‐aided therapy

Parkinson ’ s disease therapy update

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a disorder resulting from the death of dopaminergic neurones in the substantia nigra, which is located within the basal ganglia. Patients classically present with poverty of movement (hypokinesia, eg, a shuffling gait), slowness of movement (bradykinesia), rigidity and resting tremor. Although the disease is predominantly a movement disorder, other problems frequentl...

Effects of Using the Vibratory Orthosis on Standing Balance in Patients With Parkinson ’s Disease

Objectives: The authors of this paper hypothesized that vibration stimulation applied by a vibratory orthosis improves balance in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this study we evaluate this hypothesis. Methods & Materials: Fourteen PD patients (12 male and 2 female) with mean age of 59.9±9.1 (±SD) years were participated in this cross- sectional study. Using Biodex balance system,...

P181: Effect of Aquatic Therapy on Improvement of Patients with Parkinson Disease: A Systematic Review

Parkinson disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological disorder that affects 0.5- 1% of old people in western countries. It primarily affects mobility function, and associated with increasing disability over time. People with PD express bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, progressive postural instability and muscle weakness as symptoms of PD. Various exercise programs, including resistance or aerobi...

Neurotological findings in patients with Parkinson ' s disease Summary

Orthostatic hypotension in Iranian patients with Parkinson`s disease.

OBJECTIVE To prospectively investigate the prevalence and clinical relevance of orthostatic hypotension (OH) in Parkinson`s disease (PD) in Isfahan, Iran. METHODS We investigated 150 consecutive patients with PD (42 women, 108 men) in Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran from January 2002 to January 2004. Blood pressure was measured first in a supine position following a rest of at least 10 minut...