Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2011
Audio-biofeedback training for posture and balance in patients with Parkinson's disease.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 111 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological Benefits of Nonpharmacological Methods Aimed for Improving Balance in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.Behavioural neurology · 2015Pooled it
- Biofeedback in rehabilitation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2013Pooled it
- Effect of Pro-kin visual feedback balance training on balance function of individuals with early Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled pilot trial.African health sciences · 2023Trial
- Are static posturography-assisted biofeedback exercises effective in Parkinson's disease?Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022Trial
- Postural motor learning in Parkinson's disease: The effect of practice on continuous compensatory postural regulation.Gait & posture · 2017Trial
- Effects of vibrotactile vestibular substitution on vestibular rehabilitation - preliminary study.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyTrial
- Feasibility of IMU-Based Wearable Sonification: Toward Personalized, Real-Time Gait Monitoring and Rehabilitation.Biosensors · 2025Article
- Biofeedback for Motor and Cognitive Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Non-Invasive Interventions.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Biomechanical analysis of patients with mild Parkinson's disease during indoor cycling training.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- A review of concurrent sonified biofeedback in balance and gait training.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Review
- Better Understanding Rehabilitation of Motor Symptoms: Insights from the Use of Wearables.Pragmatic and observational research · 2025Review
- Proximal auditory AR rehabilitation: system integration and wellness applications-from hearing support up toward vestibular rehabilitation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Adaptive Control Method for Gait Detection and Classification Devices with Inertial Measurement Unit.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Wrist speed feedback improves elbow compensation and reaching accuracy for myoelectric transradial prosthesis users in hybrid virtual reaching task.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Performing Dynamic Weight-Shifting Balance Exercises With a Smartphone-Based Wearable Telerehabilitation System for Home Use by Individuals With Parkinson's Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2023Article
- Gait biofeedback training in people with Parkinson's disease: a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Static and Dynamic Balance Indices among Kindergarten Children: A Short-Term Intervention Program during COVID-19 Lockdowns.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Newfound Opportunities of Wearable Systems Based on Biofeedback in the Prevention of Falls. Comment on Tanwar et al. Pathway of Trends and Technologies in Fall Detection: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Gait Disorder Detection and Classification Method Using Inertia Measurement Unit for Augmented Feedback Training in Wearable Devices.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Potential role of biofeedback therapy for Parkinson's disease.Neural regeneration research · 2021Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with Parkinson's disease (PD) suffer from dysrhythmic and disturbed gait, impaired balance, and decreased postural responses. These alterations lead to falls, especially as the disease progresses. Based on the observation that postural control improved in patients with vestibular dysfunction after audio-biofeedback training, we tested the feasibility and effects of this training modality in patients with PD.
methodsSeven patients with PD were included in a pilot study comprised of a six weeks intervention program. The training was individualized to each patient's needs and was delivered using an audio-biofeedback (ABF) system with headphones. The training was focused on improving posture, sit-to-stand abilities, and dynamic balance in various positions. Non-parametric statistics were used to evaluate training effects.
resultsThe ABF system was well accepted by all participants with no adverse events reported. Patients declared high satisfaction with the training. A significant improvement of balance, as assessed by the Berg Balance Scale, was observed (improvement of 3% p = 0.032), and a trend in the Timed up and go test (improvement of 11%; p = 0.07) was also seen. In addition, the training appeared to have a positive influence on psychosocial aspects of the disease as assessed by the Parkinson's disease quality of life questionnaire (PDQ-39) and the level of depression as assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale.
conclusionsThis is, to our knowledge, the first report demonstrating that audio-biofeedback training for patients with PD is feasible and is associated with improvements of balance and several psychosocial aspects.
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