Medication improves balance and complex gait performance in Parkinson disease.

摘要: Gait and balance impairments in people with Parkinson disease (PD) may lead to falls serious injuries. Therefore, it is critical improve our understanding of the nature these impairments, including how they respond prescribed anti-Parkinson medication. This particularly important for complex gait tasks that be associated falls. We evaluated motor function, functional balance, performance during various 22 PD OFF ON medication (PD OFF, ON) 20 healthy older adults. Although MDS-UPDRS-III score, Berg Balance Scale, Mini-Balance Evaluations Systems test, Timed-Up-and-Go improved medication, persisted all measures on compared controls. Dual task did not required more time than velocity stride length similarly across forward, fast, backward, dual backward tasks. Cadence change nor differ between Velocity were reduced reductions fast cadence-mediated, while length-mediated. Our results suggest improves regardless complexity. Remaining highlight need examine additional therapeutic options individuals reduce risk