Motor Switching and Motor Adaptation Deficits Contribute to Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Conclusions. Freezers have more difficulties adapting their gait during both suddenly triggered and continued gait speed asymmetry. The impaired ability of freezers during both switching and reswitching would suggest that they have an adaptive deficit rather than difficulties with asymmetry per se. Future work needs to address whether these adaptation problems can be ameliorated with rehabilitation.

Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - December 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Mohammadi, F., Bruijn, S. M., Vervoort, G., van Wegen, E. E., Kwakkel, G., Verschueren, S., Nieuwboer, A. Tags: Focus on Rehabilitation in Parkinson ' s Disease Source Type: research