Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10041502 | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Early, drug-naive PD patients in this sample were able to adapt their coordination patterns when walking speed was systematically manipulated. However, bradykinesia and rigidity as well as the extent of degeneration of the dopaminergic system were associated with a limited adaptive ability (flexibility) in movement coordination. The combination of a drug treatment that controls bradykinesia and rigidity and a physical therapy exercise programs possibly using external cues mechanisms are required to obtain relevant effects on gait in PD patients.
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Authors
Ania MD, Robert C. PhD, Jan MD, PhD, Eric C. MD, PhD,