Changes in Parkinsonian gait kinematics with self-generated and externally-generated cues: a comparison of responders and non-responders.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Rhythmic auditory stimulation such as listening to music can alleviate gait bradykinesia in people with Parkinson disease (PD) by increasing spatiotemporal gait features. However, evidence about what specific kinematic alterations lead to these improvements is limited, and differences in responsiveness to cueing likely affect individual motor strategies. Self-generated cueing techniques, such as singing or mental singing, provide similar benefits but no evidence exists about how these techniques affect lower limb joint movement. In this study, we assessed immediate effects of external and self-generated cueing on lower limb movement trajectories during gait.Methods: Using 3D motion capture, we assessed sagittal plane joint angles at the hip, knee, and ankle across 35

SUBMITTER: Harrison EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027939 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature