Parkinson disease and orthostatic hypotension in the elderly: recognition and management of risk factors for falls

PA LeWitt, S Kymes, RA Hauser - Aging and disease, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Parkinson disease (PD) is often associated with postural instability and gait dysfunction that
can increase the risk for falls and associated consequences, including injuries, increased …

Automated gait and balance parameters diagnose and correlate with severity in Parkinson disease

DC Dewey, S Miocinovic, I Bernstein, P Khemani… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the suitability of instrumented gait and balance measures for diagnosis
and estimation of disease severity in PD. Methods Each subject performed iTUG …

Health, social care and technological interventions to improve functional ability of older adults living at home: an evidence and gap map

V Welch, CM Mathew, P Babelmorad… - Campbell systematic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background By 2030, the global population of people older than 60 years is expected to be
higher than the number of children under 10 years, resulting in major health and social care …

Gait complexity and regularity are differently modulated by treadmill walking in Parkinson's disease and healthy population

T Warlop, C Detrembleur, G Stoquart, T Lejeune… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Variability raises considerable interest as a promising and sensitive marker of dysfunction in
physiology, in particular in neurosciences. Both internally (eg, pathology) and/or externally …

Sensor‐based gait analysis in atypical parkinsonian disorders

C Raccagni, H Gaßner, S Eschlboeck… - Brain and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Gait impairment and reduced mobility are typical
features of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD) and atypical parkinsonian disorders (APD) …

[HTML][HTML] A non-invasive medical device for parkinson's patients with episodes of freezing of gait

C Punin, B Barzallo, R Clotet, A Bermeo, M Bravo… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
A critical symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the occurrence of Freezing of Gait (FOG),
an episodic disorder that causes frequent falls and consequential injuries in PD patients …

Accuracy of estimating step counts and intensity using accelerometers in older people with or without assistive devices

J Park, K Ishikawa-Takata… - Journal of aging …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
The purpose of this study was to examine the accuracy of uni-and triaxial accelerometers in
monitoring step counts and gait intensity in older people who did or did not use an assistive …

Walking with rollator: a systematic review of gait parameters in older persons

M Mundt, JP Batista, B Markert, C Bollheimer… - European review of …, 2019 - Springer
Background The aging population increasingly needs assistive technologies, such as
rollators, to function and live less dependently. Rollators are designed to decrease the risk of …

Does Nordic Walking restore the temporal organization of gait variability in Parkinson's disease?

T Warlop, C Detrembleur, M Buxes Lopez… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Gait disorders of Parkinson's disease (PD) are characterized by the
breakdown of the temporal organization of stride duration variability that was tightly …