Postural instability and falls in Parkinson's disease

JJ Crouse, JR Phillips, M Jahanshahi… - Reviews in the …, 2016 - degruyter.com
Postural instability (PI) is one of the most debilitating motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease
(PD), as it is associated with an increased risk of falls and subsequent medical …

Balancing between the two: Are freezing of gait and postural instability in Parkinson's disease connected?

EMJ Bekkers, BW Dijkstra, E Heremans… - Neuroscience & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Postural instability and freezing of gait (FoG) are key features of Parkinson's disease (PD)
closely related to falls. Growing evidence suggests that co-existing postural deficits could …

Postural control and freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

C Schlenstedt, M Muthuraman, K Witt, B Weisser… - Parkinsonism & Related …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction The relationship between freezing of gait (FOG) and postural instability in
Parkinson's disease (PD) is unclear. We analyzed the impact of FOG on postural control …

Do patients with Parkinson's disease with freezing of gait respond differently than those without to treadmill training augmented by virtual reality?

EMJ Bekkers, A Mirelman, L Alcock… - … and neural repair, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. People with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait (FOG+) have more falls,
postural instability and cognitive impairment compared with FOG−. Objective. To conduct a …

Focus on the pedunculopontine nucleus. Consensus review from the May 2018 brainstem society meeting in Washington, DC, USA

E Garcia-Rill, CB Saper, DB Rye, M Kofler… - Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) is located in the mesopontine tegmentum and is best
delimited by a group of large cholinergic neurons adjacent to the decussation of the superior …

Balance control systems in Parkinson's disease and the impact of pedunculopontine area stimulation

T Perera, JL Tan, MH Cole, SAC Yohanandan… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Impaired balance is a major contributor to falls and diminished quality of life in Parkinson's
disease, yet the pathophysiology is poorly understood. Here, we assessed if patients with …

Progression of postural control and gait deficits in Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait: A longitudinal study

G Vervoort, A Bengevoord, C Strouwen… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background and aims The relationship between impaired postural control and freezing of
gait (FOG) in Parkinson's disease (PD) is still unclear. Our aim was to identify if postural …

Stability changes in fall-prone individuals with Parkinson disease following reactive step training

AS Monaghan, A Hooyman, LE Dibble… - Journal of neurologic …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose: Poor reactive steps may lead to falls in people with Parkinson
disease (PwPD). However, whether reactive steps can be improved in PwPD at risk for falls …

Clinical balance scales indicate worse postural control in people with Parkinson's disease who exhibit freezing of gait compared to those who do not: a meta-analysis

EMJ Bekkers, BW Dijkstra, K Dockx, E Heremans… - Gait & posture, 2017 - Elsevier
Postural instability and freezing of gait (FOG) are key features of Parkinson's disease (PD)
that are closely related to falls. Uncovering the postural control differences between …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling the threads of stability: A review of the neurophysiology of postural control in Parkinson's disease

JE Bath, DD Wang - Neurotherapeutics, 2024 - Elsevier
Postural instability is a detrimental and often treatment-refractory symptom of Parkinson's
disease. While many existing studies quantify the biomechanical deficits among various …