ArticleParkinson's disease2018
Comparing Balance Performance on Force Platform Measures in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Adults.
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- Beyond motor: a systematic review of multisensory integration deficits in Parkinson's disease.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Pooled it
- Assessment of balance control mechanisms in patient populations using perturbation-based modeling: a narrative review with clinical implications.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Precision Balance Rehabilitation in Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: A Novel Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2026Article
- Influence of stance width on standing balance in healthy older adults.Journal of neurology · 2022Article
- An equation to calculate UPDRS motor severity for online and rural assessments of Parkinson's.Parkinsonism & related disorders · 2022Article
- Postural Behavior in Medicated Parkinson Disease Patients: A Preliminary Study Searching for Indicators to Track Progress.Journal of central nervous system disease · 2020Article
- How to Select Balance Measures Sensitive to Parkinson's Disease from Body-Worn Inertial Sensors-Separating the Trees from the Forest.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionPostural instability is a known contributing factor to balance dysfunction and increased fall risk in those with Parkinson's disease (PD). Computerized posturography employing a force platform system provides objective, quantitative assessments of postural control impairments. This study examines balance performance as measured by force platform (FP) tests in persons with PD compared to age-matched healthy adults. Secondarily, we examine if these FP measures provide diagnostic and clinically meaningful information about the underlying balance impairments in the PD population.
methodsParticipants-42 individuals with PD (Hoehn and Yahr stage = 2.33 ± 0.77) and 55 age-matched healthy adults-were assessed on three standardized balance measures on a computerized force platform system. Between groups, comparisons of FP performance were analyzed using independent
resultsThe PD cohort demonstrated significantly greater postural instability on the sensory organization test (SOT) measures (
conclusionThese findings suggest FP measures provide clinically meaningful, diagnostic information in the examination of balance impairments in individuals with PD. FP measures may inform clinicians regarding intrinsic balance deficits and guide them in designing targeted balance interventions to reduce fall risk in persons with PD.
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