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Trial reportNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2016

Effects of Global Postural Reeducation on gait kinematics in parkinsonian patients: a pilot randomized three-dimensional motion analysis study.

Valeria Agosti, Carmine Vitale, Dario Avella, Rosaria Rucco, Gabriella Santangelo, Pierpaolo Sorrentino, Pasquale Varriale, Giuseppe Sorrentino

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Trial report in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Effectiveness of Global Postural Reeducation in Postural Changes and Postural Stability in Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Valeria AgostiDepartment of Motor Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples Parthenope, via Medina 40, 80133, Naples, Italy.
Carmine VitaleDepartment of Motor Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples Parthenope, via Medina 40, 80133, Naples, Italy.
Dario AvellaDepartment of Motor Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples Parthenope, via Medina 40, 80133, Naples, Italy.
Rosaria RuccoInstitute Hermitage-Capodimonte, Naples, Italy.
Gabriella SantangeloDepartment of Psychology, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy.
Pierpaolo SorrentinoDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Pasquale VarrialeDepartment of Motor Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples Parthenope, via Medina 40, 80133, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe SorrentinoDepartment of Motor Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples Parthenope, via Medina 40, 80133, Naples, Italy. giuseppe.sorrentino@uniparthenope.it.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) method is a physical therapy based on the stretching of antigravity muscle chains with the parallel enhancement of the basal tone of antagonistic muscles addressed to improve static and dynamic stability. Through a three-dimensional motion analysis (3DMA) system, our study aims to investigate whether in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients a GPR program results in a more physiological gait pattern. The kinematic parameters of gait of twenty subjects with clinically diagnosed PD were calculated. The patients were randomly assigned to a study (10 or control (10) group. All subjects underwent neurological and 3DMA assessments at entry time (t 0), at 4 weeks (t 1, end of GPR program), and at 8 and 12 weeks (t 2 and t 3, follow-up evaluation). The study group underwent a four-week GPR program, three times a week, for 40 min individual sessions. Kinematic gait parameters of thigh (T), knee (K) and ankle (A) and UPDRS-III scores were evaluated. At the end of the GPR program, we observed an improvement of the kinematic gait pattern, documented by the increase in KΔc and TΔc values that respectively express the flexion amplitude of knee and thigh. The amelioration was persistent at follow-up assessments, with a parallel enhancement in clinical parameters. GPR intervention shows a long-term efficacy on gait pattern in PD patients. Furthermore, we validated 3DMA as a valuable tool to study the kinematics of gait thus refining the understanding of the effects of specific rehabilitation programs.

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GaitAnkleBiomechanical PhenomenaFemaleHumansKneeMaleMiddle AgedParkinson DiseasePilot ProjectsRange of Motion, ArticularSeverity of Illness IndexThighTreatment Outcome3D motion analysisGaitGlobal postural reeducationKinematicsParkinson diseaseRange of motion

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PMID26700803

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