TY - JOUR
T1 - Short-term effects of behavioral treatment on movement initiation and postural control in Parkinson's disease
T2 - A controlled clinical study
AU - Müller, Viktor
AU - Mohr, Bettina
AU - Rosin, Regina
AU - Pulvermüller, Friedemann
AU - Müller, Friedemann
AU - Birbaumer, Niels
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - In a controlled clinical study, we investigated the effects of behavioral treatment on postural and gait initiation problems in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Comparable groups of patients received behavioral therapy (experimental group, n = 15) and nonspecific psychological treatment (control group, n = 14) for 10 weeks. We monitored various variables reflecting properties of posture and gait initiation by using an optoelectronic motion analyzer (electronic movement analysis system, ELITE). A clinician blind to group membership of the patients assessed PD severity with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) before and after the treatment period. ELITE measures of postural stability and movement initiation revealed treatment-specific effects. In addition, UPDRS motor scores showed significant improvement only after behavioral treatment. We conclude that behavioral treatment in Parkinson's disease may improve motor disabilities in moderately advanced PD patients.
AB - In a controlled clinical study, we investigated the effects of behavioral treatment on postural and gait initiation problems in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Comparable groups of patients received behavioral therapy (experimental group, n = 15) and nonspecific psychological treatment (control group, n = 14) for 10 weeks. We monitored various variables reflecting properties of posture and gait initiation by using an optoelectronic motion analyzer (electronic movement analysis system, ELITE). A clinician blind to group membership of the patients assessed PD severity with the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) before and after the treatment period. ELITE measures of postural stability and movement initiation revealed treatment-specific effects. In addition, UPDRS motor scores showed significant improvement only after behavioral treatment. We conclude that behavioral treatment in Parkinson's disease may improve motor disabilities in moderately advanced PD patients.
KW - Behavioral treatment
KW - Gait initiation
KW - Optoelectronic movement analysis
KW - Parkinson's disease
KW - Posture
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U2 - 10.1002/mds.870120308
DO - 10.1002/mds.870120308
M3 - Article
C2 - 9159724
AN - SCOPUS:0030914990
SN - 0885-3185
VL - 12
SP - 306
EP - 314
JO - Movement Disorders
JF - Movement Disorders
IS - 3
ER -