Rehabilitation in progressive supranuclear palsy: Effectiveness of two multidisciplinary treatments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

to date, there are no medical or surgical treatments for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). It is possible to speculate that patients with PSP could benefit from rehabilitative treatments designed for Parkinson's disease, including the use of robot-assisted walking training.

Objective

to evaluate whether the use of the robotic device Lokomat® is superior in PSP patients to the use of treadmill with visual cues and auditory feedbacks (treadmill-plus) in the context of an aerobic, multidisciplinary, intensive, motor-cognitive and goal-based rehabilitation treatment (MIRT) conceived for Parkinsonian patients.

Methods

we enrolled twenty-four PSP patients. Twelve subjects underwent a 4-week MIRT exploiting the use of the treadmill-plus (MIRT group). Twelve su

SUBMITTER: Clerici I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5291505 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature