Effects of Parkinson’s disease and levodopa on functional limits of stability

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• 作者：Martina Mancini ; Laura Rocchi ; Fay B. Horak ; Lorenzo Chiari
• 关键词：Parkinson’ ; s disease ; Postural control ; Limits of stability ; Levodopa ; Voluntary body leaning
• 刊名：Clinical Biomechanics
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：May 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：23
• 期：4
• 页码：450-458
• 全文大小：468 K

文摘

The voluntary, maximum inclined posture reflects the self-perceived limits of stability. Parkinson’s disease is associated with small, bradykinetic postural weight shifts while standing but it is unclear whether this is due to reduced limits of stability and/or to the selection of abnormal strategies for leaning. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Parkinson’s disease and levodopa medication on voluntary limits of stability and strategies used to reach these limits.