Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: pathophysiology, risk factors and treatments

C Gao, J Liu, Y Tan, S Chen - Translational neurodegeneration, 2020 - Springer
Background Freezing of gait (FOG) is a common, disabling symptom of Parkinson's disease
(PD), but the mechanisms and treatments of FOG remain great challenges for clinicians and …

A systematic review on exercise and training-based interventions for freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

M Gilat, P Ginis, D Zoetewei… - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
Freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson's disease (PD) causes severe patient burden despite
pharmacological management. Exercise and training are therefore advocated as important …

Action observation treatment: a novel tool in neurorehabilitation

G Buccino - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This review focuses on a novel rehabilitation approach known as action observation
treatment (AOT). It is now a well-accepted notion in neurophysiology that the observation of …

[HTML][HTML] Action observation and motor imagery for rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and an integrative hypothesis

D Caligiore, M Mustile, G Spalletta… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
This article discusses recent evidence supporting the use of action observation therapy and
motor imagery practice for rehabilitation of Parkinson's disease. A main question that …

Action observation versus motor imagery in learning a complex motor task: a short review of literature and a kinematics study

R Gatti, A Tettamanti, PM Gough, E Riboldi… - Neuroscience …, 2013 - Elsevier
Both motor imagery and action observation have been shown to play a role in learning or re-
learning complex motor tasks. According to a well accepted view they share a common …

Physiotherapy for Parkinson's disease: a comparison of techniques

CL Tomlinson, CP Herd, CE Clarke… - Cochrane Database …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Despite medical therapies and surgical interventions for Parkinson's disease
(PD), patients develop progressive disability. The role of physiotherapy is to maximise …

Telerehabilitation in response to constrained physical distance: an opportunity to rethink neurorehabilitative routines

A Nuara, M Fabbri-Destro, E Scalona, SE Lenzi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Ensuring proper dosage of treatment and repetition over time is a major challenge in
neurorehabilitation. However, a requirement of physical distancing to date compromises …

Action observation and motor imagery improve dual task in Parkinson's disease: a clinical/fMRI study

E Sarasso, F Agosta, N Piramide, A Gardoni… - Movement …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Action observation training and motor imagery may improve motor learning in
Parkinson's disease (PD). Objectives The objectives of this study were to assess mobility …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of action observation therapy in the rehabilitation of neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review

D Ryan, B Fullen, E Rio, R Segurado, D Stokes… - Archives of rehabilitation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the effect of action observation therapy (AOT) in the rehabilitation of
neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions. Data Sources Searches were completed until …

The role of mirror mechanism in the recovery, maintenance, and acquisition of motor abilities

G Rizzolatti, M Fabbri-Destro, A Nuara, R Gatti… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
While it is well documented that the motor system is more than a mere implementer of motor
actions, the possible applications of its cognitive side are still under-exploited, often …