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PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS
卷 84, 期 -, 页码 8-14出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.01.012
关键词
Postural control; Anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs); Gait initiation; Parkinson?s disease (PD); Freezing of gait (FOG)
资金
- European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme [721577]
- Franz AMP
- Ursula Coppenrath-Foundation
This study investigated the impact of FOG on gait initiation in PD patients. The results showed that PD+FOG patients had slower and shorter steps during gait initiation, indicating a significant influence of initial posture on gait initiation.
Introduction: Freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson?s disease (PD) is associated with an altered posture during quiet stance as well as an impaired preparation and execution of the gait initiation process. We aimed to investigate whether an altered initial posture impacts anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) and first-step execution during gait initiation in people with PD with FOG (PD + FOG). Methods: Twenty-seven PD+FOG, 30 PD patients without FOG and 27 age-matched healthy controls performed self-generated gait initiation. Initial mean center of pressure (COP) position prior to APA onset, characteristics of APAs and features of first-step execution were investigated. Results: Contrarily to controls, PD patients showed a COP that was initially positioned more towards the stance leg (p = 0.007). Moreover, significantly smaller backward COP shift, longer duration of swing-foot unloading phase, and lower first-step length and velocity characterized PD+FOG compared to controls. While size and duration of backward COP shift during APA and lateral COP shift during the unloading phase were main pre-dictors of first-step length and velocity in all groups, the medio-lateral shift of the initial COP position in PD+FOG was a main predictor of first-step execution (? =-0.191, p = 0.001 for velocity). Conclusion: In PD+FOG, the more the COP was initially positioned towards the stance foot, the slower and shorter the first step. The initial medio-lateral COP position may be a compensatory strategy to address postural instability of PD+FOG. A specific training regarding postural control prior to gait preparation and execution could improve functional mobility in PD+FOG.
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