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Observational studyJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2023

Balance assessment in selected stages of Parkinson's disease using trend change analysis.

Piotr Wodarski, Jacek Jurkojć, Justyna Michalska, Anna Kamieniarz, Grzegorz Juras, Marek Gzik

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Piotr WodarskiDepartment of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland. piotr.wodarski@polsl.pl.
Jacek JurkojćDepartment of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland.
Justyna MichalskaDepartment of Human Motor Behavior, Institute of Sport Sciences, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
Anna KamieniarzDepartment of Human Motor Behavior, Institute of Sport Sciences, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
Grzegorz JurasDepartment of Human Motor Behavior, Institute of Sport Sciences, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
Marek GzikDepartment of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBalance disorders in patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) are associated with a change in balance-keeping strategy and reflex disorders which regulate the maintenance of vertical body posture. Center of foot pressure (COP) displacement signals were analyzed during quiet standing experiments to define such changes. The research aimed to apply stock exchange indices based on the trend change analyses to the assessment of a level of the Parkinson disease progression on the grounds of the analysis of the COP signals.

methods30 patients in two stages of PD, 40 elderly participants, and 20 individuals at a young age were studied. Each person was subjected to 3 measurements with open and closed eyes. A technical analysis of the COP displacement signal was performed, and the following quantities were determined: indices related to the number of trend changes (TCI), indices defining a mean time (TCI_dT), and mean displacement (TCI_dS) and mean velocity (TCI_dV) between such changes.

resultsThe results indicate a higher TCI value for PD than for aged-matched control group (p < 0.05). In the case of PD patients, there was also an increase in the TCI_dS value by 2-5 mm, which mainly contributed to the increase in TCI_dV. Statistically significant differences for the TCI_dT values occurred between all groups in which differences in the average COP velocity were noted.

conclusionsThe TCI and TCI_dV results obtained for the healthy participants enabled the development of indices supporting PD diagnostics. The causes of the TCI_dV changes in patients were determined, i.e., whether they resulted from an increase in the TCI_dT or TCI_dS between the moments of trend changes indicated by the developed algorithm. The developed methodology provides new information on the impact of PD on the strategy of maintaining balance, which was impossible to obtain using currently used analyses. Trial registration The conducted research is an observational study and does not include a health care intervention. Participants gave their consent to participate in the research and the procedure was approved by the Institutional Bioethics Committee.

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Parkinson DiseaseAgedFootHumansPostural BalancePostureStanding PositionBody balanceParkinson diseasePostural stabilityPosturographyTrend Change Index

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