Split-Belt Adaptation and Savings in People With Parkinson Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Upper extremity studies suggest that implicit adaptation is less impaired than explicit learning in persons with Parkinson disease (PD). Little work has explored implicit locomotor adaptation and savings in this population, yet implicit locomotor learning is critical for everyday function. This cross-sectional study examined adaptation and savings in individuals with PD during split-belt treadmill walking.

Methods

Fourteen participants completed the following treadmill protocol: Baseline (6 minutes belts tied), Adaptation (10 minutes split), Washout (10 minutes tied), and Readaptation (10 minutes split). Step length and step symmetry index (SSI) were calculated to determine magnitude and rate of adaptation and savings. Rate was calculated as strides to

SUBMITTER: Thompson ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9529810 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature