Concurrent exergaming and transcranial direct current stimulation to improve balance in people with Parkinson's disease: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with Parkinson's disease (PD) commonly experience postural instability, resulting in poor balance and an increased risk of falls. Exercise-based video gaming (exergaming) is a form of physical training that is delivered through virtual reality technology to facilitate motor learning and is efficacious in improving balance in aged populations. In addition, studies have shown that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS), when applied to the primary motor cortex, can augment motor learning when combined with physical training. However, no studies have investigated the combined effects of exergaming and tDCS on balance in people with PD.

Methods/design

Twenty-four people with mild to moderate PD (Hoehn and Yahr scale score 2-4) will be randomly

SUBMITTER: Harris DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6048780 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature