The Efficacy of a Newly Developed Cueing Device for Gait Mobility in Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

External cues are effective in improving gait in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the most effective cueing method has yet to be determined.

Objective

The aim of this study was to compare the immediate effects of using visual, auditory, or somatosensory cues on their own or in combination during walking compared to no cues in people with PD.

Methods

This was a single blinded, randomly selected, controlled study. Twenty people with PD with an age range of 46-79 years and Hoehn and Yahr scores of 1-3 were recruited. Participants were studied under 4 cueing conditions; no cue, visual, auditory, or somatosensory cues, which were randomly selected individually or in a combination.

Results

A repeated measures ANOVA with pairwise comparisons u

SUBMITTER: Suputtitada A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9132693 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature