Physical therapist management of Parkinson disease: a clinical practice guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association

JA Osborne, R Botkin, C Colon-Semenza… - Physical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A clinical practice guideline on Parkinson disease was developed by an American Physical
Therapy Association volunteer guideline development group that consisted of physical …

Predictors of instrumental activities of daily living performance in patients with stroke

A Ghaffari, HR Rostami… - Occupational therapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Instrumental activities of daily livings are important for independent living and
active participation in the community. The present study is aimed at determining factors …

Physical therapy interventions for the management of hand tremors in patients with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review

M Shahien, A Elaraby, M Gamal, E Abdelazim… - Neurological …, 2023 - Springer
Background Several physical therapy modalities have been used to improve hand tremors
in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, little is known about the efficacy of these …

Non‐lesional treatments for tremor in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

AJ Pedrosa, J Waldthaler, F Mügge… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Tremor is often perceived as severely disabling by patients with idiopathic
Parkinson's disease (iPD) and yet ranges among the most difficult symptoms to treat. To …

Simulation analysis for optimal design of pneumatic bellow actuators for soft-robotic glove

N Guo, Z Sun, X Wang, EHK Yeung, MKT To… - Biocybernetics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soft actuators that have a bellows structure are favorable candidates for robots designed to
interact with humans. However, a weak point in the actuator can occur as a result of …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of exercise on Parkinson's disease tremor: a meta-analysis study

S Farashi, L Kiani, S Bashirian - Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Prior studies suggest that exercise may prevent movement disorders in
Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. In this meta-analysis, the pooled effect of exercise on PD …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of influenza vaccine on severity of COVID-19 infection: An original study from Iran

S Kalantari, A Sadeghzadeh-Bazargan… - Medical Journal of the …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The COVID-19 infection is a novel virus that mainly targets the respiratory
system via specific receptors without any coronavirus-targeted therapies. Many efforts have …

A randomised controlled trial on effectiveness and feasibility of sport climbing in Parkinson's disease

A Langer, S Hasenauer, L Gassner, R Pokan… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
Physical activity is of prime importance in non-pharmacological Parkinson's disease (PD)
treatment. The current study examines the effectiveness and feasibility of sport climbing in …

Added forearm weights for gait pattern normalization in patients with Parkinson's disease

X Yu, H Wang, Q Zhen, Q Zhang, H Yan, Y Zhen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Patients with Parkinson's Disease presented gait impairment. Applying additional
weights to enhancing sensory input may improve gait impairment. We assumed that gait …

Supporting Tremor Rehabilitation Using Optical See-Through Augmented Reality Technology

K Wang, D Tan, Z Li, Z Sun - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tremor is a movement disorder that significantly impacts an individual's physical stability
and quality of life, and conventional medication or surgery often falls short in providing a …