Altered dynamic postural control during step turning in persons with early-stage Parkinson's disease

Song, J; Sigward, S; Fisher, B; Salem, GJ

Altered dynamic postural control during step turning in persons with early-stage Parkinson's disease

Song, J

Sigward, S Fisher, B Salem, GJ

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Citation:: Parkinson's Disease, 2012
Issue Date:: 2012-03-19

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dc.contributor.author	Song, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-0541	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sigward, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fisher, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Salem, GJ	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-10-17	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-03-19	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Parkinson's Disease, 2012	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115157
dc.description.abstract	Persons with early-stage Parkinsons disease (EPD) do not typically experience marked functional deficits but may have difficulty with turning tasks. Studies evaluating turning have focused on individuals in advanced stages of the disease. The purpose of this study was to compare postural control strategies adopted during turning in persons with EPD to those used by healthy control (HC) subjects. Fifteen persons with EPD, diagnosed within 3 years, and 10 HC participated. Participants walked 4 meters and then turned 90. Dynamic postural control was quantified as the distance between the center of pressure (COP) and the extrapolated center of mass (eCOM). Individuals with EPD demonstrated significantly shorter COP-eCOM distances compared to HC. These findings suggest that dynamic postural control during turning is altered even in the early stages of PD. © 2012 Jooeun Song et al.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Parkinson's Disease	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1155/2012/386962	en_US
dc.title	Altered dynamic postural control during step turning in persons with early-stage Parkinson's disease	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1109 Neurosciences	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Persons with early-stage Parkinsons disease (EPD) do not typically experience marked functional deficits but may have difficulty with turning tasks. Studies evaluating turning have focused on individuals in advanced stages of the disease. The purpose of this study was to compare postural control strategies adopted during turning in persons with EPD to those used by healthy control (HC) subjects. Fifteen persons with EPD, diagnosed within 3 years, and 10 HC participated. Participants walked 4 meters and then turned 90. Dynamic postural control was quantified as the distance between the center of pressure (COP) and the extrapolated center of mass (eCOM). Individuals with EPD demonstrated significantly shorter COP-eCOM distances compared to HC. These findings suggest that dynamic postural control during turning is altered even in the early stages of PD. © 2012 Jooeun Song et al.

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