The impact of turning and dual task on freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease

Introduction: Turning is a challenging motor task, requiring bilateral limb coordination, dynamic balance control and anticipatory postural adjustments and it is often impaired in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). In addition turning, particularly for larger angle, is a trigger for Freezing of Gait (FoG) [1]. FoG is an episodic gait disturbance that most frequently occurs during postural transitions. Also, the presence of a concurrent cognitive task while walking (DT) has been found to elicit FoG in those subjects who freeze (FoG+).

Source: Gait and Posture - October 1, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: M. Bertoli, A. Cereatti, U. Della Croce, M. Mancini Source Type: research