Standard osteopathic manipulative treatment acutely improves gait performance in patients with Parkinson's disease.
J Am Osteopath Assoc
; 99(2): 92-8, 1999 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
Patients with Parkinson's disease exhibit a variety of motor deficits which can ultimately result in complete disability. The primary objective of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) on the gait of patients with Parkinson's disease. Ten patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and a group of eight age-matched normal control subjects were subjected to an analysis of gait before and after a single session of an OMT protocol. A separate group of 10 patients with Parkinson's disease was given a sham-control procedure and tested in the same manner. In the treated group of patients with Parkinson's disease, statistically significant increases were observed in stride length, cadence, and the maximum velocities of upper and lower extremities after treatment. There were no significant differences observed in the control groups. The data demonstrate that a single session of an OMT protocol has an immediate impact on Parkinsonian gait. Osteopathic manipulation may be an effective physical treatment method in the management of movement deficits in patients with Parkinson's disease.
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MEDLINE
Medicinas Complementárias:
Medicina_osteopatica
Métodos Terapéuticos y Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_manuales
Asunto principal:
Enfermedad de Parkinson
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Marcha
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Manipulación Ortopédica
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Osteopath Assoc
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos