Randomized controlled trial protocol: balance training with rhythmical cues to improve and maintain balance control in Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postural instability is a particularly incapacitating disorder, whose loss of motor independence by Parkinson´s Disease (PD) patients marks a significant stage of disease onset. Evidence suggests that deficits in automatic motor control, sensory integration and attention are associated with the lack of balance in PD. Physiotherapy together with medication play an important role in the treatment of this state, although no consensus has been reached on the best treatment modality. The aim of this randomized controlled trial protocol is to evaluate the effects of balance training with rhythmical (BRT), which is a motor program to improve balance associated with rhythmical auditory cues (RACs). This study is ongoing in the stage 1.

Methods and design

A total of 150 PD

SUBMITTER: Capato TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4561447 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature