Quantitative clinical assessment of motor function during and following LSVT-BIG® therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

LSVT-BIG® is an intensively delivered, amplitude-oriented exercise therapy reported to improve mobility in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, questions remain surrounding the efficacy of LSVT-BIG® when compared with similar exercise therapies. Instrumented clinical tests using body-worn sensors can provide a means to objectively monitor patient progression with therapy by quantifying features of motor function, yet research exploring the feasibility of this approach has been limited to date. The aim of this study was to use accelerometer-instrumented clinical tests to quantify features of gait, balance and fine motor control in individuals with PD, in order to examine motor function during and following LSVT-BIG® therapy.

Methods

Twelve individual

SUBMITTER: Flood MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7359464 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature