Residual effects of combined vibratory and plantar stimulation while seated influences plantar pressure and spatiotemporal gait measures in individuals with Parkinson's disease exhibiting freezing of gait.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Combined plantar pressure and vibratory stimulation has been shown to decrease freezing of gait (FOG) episodes and improve spatiotemporal gait parameters compared to single stimulation in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with FOG. However, the effect of combined plantar stimulations on plantar pressure analysis has never been explored.

Methods

Forty PD patients with frequent FOG were allocated to either FOG shoes embedded with a 100 Hz vibratory stimulation at the Achilles tendons and a soft thickened silicone pad at the hallux and sole, or sham shoes with a non-working vibratory motor and a flat non-pressure silicone pad (20 patients per arm) while seated for 96 s. The objective gait and plantar pressure analysis were measured immediately after the stimulation

SUBMITTER: Phuenpathom W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803580 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature