Improved motor functioning of people with Parkinson’s disease following dance intervention
Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of dance as an additional treatment for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Common pharmacological treatments for PD lessen the…Auditory cues during obstacle crossing increase gait asymmetry in neurologically health individuals but not in people with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate the influence of auditory cue on gait asymmetry in an environment unobstructed and with obstacle in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and…PARK-OMM – An osteopathic manipulative medicine protocol to improve motor function and balance in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To evaluate the effects of a pre-defined Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) treatment protocol (PARK-OMM) for 6 weeks compared to a 6-week controlled counseling period…Conversion of patients from immediate release carbidopa-levodopa (IR CD-LD) and sustained release carbidopa-levodopa (SR CD-LD) to extended-release carbidopa-levodopa (ER CD-LD) in clinical practice
Objective: To evaluate the real-world response of patients who are converted from IR CD-LD and SR CD-LD to ER CD-LD in an academic practice. Background:…Extended-release carbidopa-levodopa, IPX066: Dosing and efficacy with concomitant medication use in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: Evaluate the efficacy and dosing of IPX066 in patient groups taking concomitant Parkinson's disease (PD) medication, using post hoc subgroup analyses. Background: IPX066 is…Peripheral neuropathies in Parkinson’s disease during levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel treatment: Results from a long-term prospective follow-up study
Objective: To prospectively evaluate, in a cohort of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, the incidence of peripheral neuropathies (PNP) during Levodopa/Carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) treatment. Background:…The application of mobile health technology to increase physical activity in persons with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate the safety, acceptability and preliminary evidence of efficacy of a mobile health (mhealth) mediated home-based exercise program to increase physical activity in…Does physical exercise influence the cognitive domains that predict dementia in Parkinson’s disease?
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of aerobic and goal-based exercise on memory, language, and visuospatial functions in cognitively normal and impaired individuals…Balance and gait disturbances in Parkinson’s disease patients with falls and freezing of gait
Objective: To assess balance and gait disturbances in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with falls and freezing of gait (FOG). Background: Falls and freezing of gait…Establishment of InMotion, an independent, fee-free community center for persons with movement disorders
Objective: To describe the establishment of a community center, InMotion (IM), for persons with movement disorders. Background: Needs of people with movement disorders grow with…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.