Quantitative assessment of posture in healthy controls and patients with Parkinson's disease
A stooped posture is a main clinical feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). The assessment of posture is important to measure treatment effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability of a standardized postural rating tool, to calculate minimal detectable change scores and to assess the role of gender and age.
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Christian Schlenstedt, Kathrin Bo ße, Olga Gavriliuc, Robin Wolke, Oliver Granert, Günther Deuschl, Nils G. Margraf Source Type: research