A novel conceptual framework for balance training in Parkinson's disease-study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BMC Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Conradsson, David ^a,b   Löfgren, Niklas ^a   Ståhle, Agneta ^a,b   Hagströmer, Maria ^a   Franzén, Erika ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGILITY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALL EFFICACY SCALE INTERNATIONAL; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI BALANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM TEST; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866698207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-111     Document Type: Article

References (77)

1. Dorsey ER, Constantinescu R, Thompson JP, Biglan KM, Holloway RG, Kieburtz K, Marshall FJ, Ravina BM, Schifitto G, Siderowf A, Tanner CM. Projected number of people with Parkinson disease in the most populous nations, 2005 through 2030. Neurol 2007, 68:384-386.
2. de Rijk MC, Tzourio C, Breteler MM, Dartigues JF, Amaducci L, Lopez-Pousa S, Manubens-Bertran JM, Alperovitch A, Rocca WA. Prevalence of parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease in Europe: the EUROPARKINSON Collaborative Study. European Community Concerted Action on the Epidemiology of Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1997, 62:10-15. 10.1136/jnnp.62.1.10, 486688, 9010393.
3. Carpinella I, Crenna P, Calabrese E, Rabuffetti M, Mazzoleni P, Nemni R, Ferrarin M. Locomotor function in the early stage of Parkinson's disease. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2007, 15:543-551.
4. Galna B, Murphy AT, Morris ME. Obstacle crossing in people with Parkinson's disease: foot clearance and spatiotemporal deficits. Hum Mov Sci 2010, 29:843-852. 10.1016/j.humov.2009.09.006, 19962206.
5. Beuter A, Hernandez R, Rigal R, Modolo J, Blanchet PJ. Postural sway and effect of levodopa in early Parkinson's disease. Can J Neurol Sci 2008, 35:65-68.
6. Suarez H, Geisinger D, Suarez A, Carrera X, Buzo R, Amorin I. Postural control and sensory perception in patients with Parkinson's disease. Acta Otolaryngol 2009, 129:354-360. 10.1080/00016480802495446, 19021071.
7. Tan DM, McGinley JL, Danoudis ME, Iansek R, Morris ME. Freezing of gait and activity limitations in people with Parkinson's disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2011, 92:1159-1165. 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.02.003, 21704798.
8. Ellis T, Cavanaugh JT, Earhart GM, Ford MP, Foreman KB, Dibble LE. Which measures of physical function and motor impairment best predict quality of life in Parkinson's disease?. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2011, 17:693-7. 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2011.07.004, 21820940.
9. Fertl E, Doppelbauer A, Auff E. Physical activity and sports in patients suffering from Parkinson's disease in comparison with healthy seniors. J Neural Transm Park Dis Dement Sect 1993, 5:157-161. 10.1007/BF02251206, 8333910.
10. Bloem BR, Grimbergen YA, Cramer M, Willemsen M, Zwinderman AH. Prospective assessment of falls in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol 2001, 248:950-958. 10.1007/s004150170047, 11757958.
11. Franzen E, Paquette C, Gurfinkel VS, Cordo PJ, Nutt JG, Horak FB. Reduced performance in balance, walking and turning tasks is associated with increased neck tone in Parkinson's disease. Exp Neurol 2009, 219:430-438. 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.06.013, 2775914, 19573528.
12. Horak FB, Frank J, Nutt J. Effects of dopamine on postural control in parkinsonian subjects: scaling, set, and tone. J Neurophysiol 1996, 75:2380-2396.
13. Wright WG, Gurfinkel VS, King LA, Nutt JG, Cordo PJ, Horak FB. Axial kinesthesia is impaired in Parkinson's disease: effects of levodopa. Exp Neurol 2010, 225:202-209. 10.1016/j.expneurol.2010.06.016, 3052408, 20599976.
14. Ahlskog JE. Does vigorous exercise have a neuroprotective effect in Parkinson disease?. Neurol 2011, 77:288-294.
15. Hirsch MA, Farley BG. Exercise and neuroplasticity in persons living with Parkinson's disease. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2009, 45:215-229.
16. Dibble LE, Addison O, Papa E. The effects of exercise on balance in persons with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review across the disability spectrum. J Neurol Phys Ther 2009, 33:14-26.
17. Allen NE, Sherrington C, Paul SS, Canning CG. Balance and falls in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of the effect of exercise and motor training. Mov Disord 2011, 26:1605-1615. 10.1002/mds.23790, 21674624.
18. Crizzle AM, Newhouse IJ. Is physical exercise beneficial for persons with Parkinson's disease?. Clin J Sport Med 2006, 16:422-425. 10.1097/01.jsm.0000244612.55550.7d, 17016120.
19. Keus SH, Bloem BR, Hendriks EJ, Bredero-Cohen AB, Munneke M. Evidence-based analysis of physical therapy in Parkinson's disease with recommendations for practice and research. Mov Disord 2007, 22:451-460. 10.1002/mds.21244, 17133526.
20. Kwakkel G, de Goede CJ, van Wegen EE. Impact of physical therapy for Parkinson's disease: a critical review of the literature. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2007, 13(Suppl 3):478-487.
21. Goodwin VA, Richards SH, Taylor RS, Taylor AH, Campbell JL. The effectiveness of exercise interventions for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Mov Disord 2008, 23:631-640. 10.1002/mds.21922, 18181210.
22. Horak F, Macpherson JM. Postural orientation and equilibrium. Handbook of Physiology: Integration of Motor, Circulatory, Respiratory and Metabolic Control During Exercise 1996, 255-92. Oxford University Press, New York, Rowell LB, Shepard JT.
23. Horak FB, Dimitrova D, Nutt JG. Direction-specific postural instability in subjects with Parkinson's disease. Exp Neurol 2005, 193:504-521. 10.1016/j.expneurol.2004.12.008, 15869953.
24. Bloem BR, Grimbergen YA, van Dijk JG, Munneke M. The " posture second" strategy: a review of wrong priorities in Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Sci 2006, 248:196-204. 10.1016/j.jns.2006.05.010, 16806270.
25. King LA, Horak FB. Delaying mobility disability in people with Parkinson disease using a sensorimotor agility exercise program. Phys Ther 2009, 89:384-393. 10.2522/ptj.20080214, 2664996, 19228832.
26. Bohnen NI, Cham R. Postural control, gait, and dopamine functions in parkinsonian movement disorders. Clin Geriatr Med 2006, 22:797-812. 10.1016/j.cger.2006.06.009, 17000336.
27. Konczak J, Corcos DM, Horak F, Poizner H, Shapiro M, Tuite P, Volkmann J, Maschke M. Proprioception and motor control in Parkinson's disease. J Mot Behav 2009, 41:543-552. 10.3200/35-09-002, 19592360.
28. Wright WG, Gurfinkel V, King L, Horak F. Parkinson's disease shows perceptuomotor asymmetry unrelated to motor symptoms. Neurosci Lett 2007, 417:10-15. 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.02.016, 1955326, 17321682.
29. Paquette C, Franzen E, Jones GM, Horak FB. Walking in circles: navigation deficits from Parkinson's disease but not from cerebellar ataxia. Neuroscience 2011, 190:177-183. 3156363, 21704129.
30. Salenius S, Avikainen S, Kaakkola S, Hari R, Brown P. Defective cortical drive to muscle in Parkinson's disease and its improvement with levodopa. Brain 2002, 125:491-500. 10.1093/brain/awf042, 11872607.
31. Frank JS, Horak FB, Nutt J. Centrally initiated postural adjustments in parkinsonian patients on and off levodopa. J Neurophysiol 2000, 84:2440-2448.
32. Rocchi L, Chiari L, Mancini M, Carlson-Kuhta P, Gross A, Horak FB. Step initiation in Parkinson's disease: influence of initial stance conditions. Neurosci Lett 2006, 406:128-132. 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.07.027, 16901637.
33. Schenkman M, Morey M, Kuchibhatla M. Spinal flexibility and balance control among community-dwelling adults with and without Parkinson's disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2000, 55:441-445.
34. Mancini M, Rocchi L, Horak FB, Chiari L. Effects of Parkinson's disease and levodopa on functional limits of stability. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2008, 23:450-458.
35. Chong RK, Horak FB, Woollacott MH. Parkinson's disease impairs the ability to change set quickly. J Neurol Sci 2000, 175:57-70. 10.1016/S0022-510X(00)00277-X, 10785258.
36. Yehene E, Meiran N, Soroker N. Basal ganglia play a unique role in task switching within the frontal-subcortical circuits: evidence from patients with focal lesions. J Cogn Neurosci 2008, 20:1079-1093. 10.1162/jocn.2008.20077, 18211234.
37. Bertram CP, Lemay M, Stelmach GE. The effect of Parkinson's disease on the control of multi-segmental coordination. Brain Cogn 2005, 57:16-20. 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.08.014, 15629208.
38. Chong RK, Jones CL, Horak FB. Postural set for balance control is normal in Alzheimer's but not in Parkinson's disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1999, 54:129-135.
39. Mak MK, Patla A, Hui-Chan C. Sudden turn during walking is impaired in people with Parkinson's disease. Exp Brain Res 2008, 190:43-51. 10.1007/s00221-008-1446-1, 18528689.
40. Spildooren J, Vercruysse S, Desloovere K, Vandenberghe W, Kerckhofs E, Nieuwboer A. Freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: the impact of dual-tasking and turning. Mov Disord 2010, 25:2563-2570. 10.1002/mds.23327, 20632376.
41. Ashburn A, Stack E, Ballinger C, Fazakarley L, Fitton C. The circumstances of falls among people with Parkinson's disease and the use of Falls Diaries to facilitate reporting. Disabil Rehabil 2008, 30:1205-1212. 10.1080/09638280701828930, 18608387.
42. Kraemer W. Musculoskeletal Exercise Prescription. ACSM's Reasource Manual for Guidlines for Exercise Testing and Prescription 2010, 463-475. Lippincot Williams & Wilkins, London, dA Ehrman J, Sanderson B, Swain D, Swank A, Womack C, 6.
43. Stergiou N, Harbourne R, Cavanaugh J. Optimal movement variability: a new theoretical perspective for neurologic physical therapy. J Neurol Phys Ther 2006, 30:120-129.
44. Morris ME, Martin CL, Schenkman ML. Striding out with Parkinson disease: evidence-based physical therapy for gait disorders. Phys Ther 2010, 90:280-288. 10.2522/ptj.20090091, 2816030, 20022998.
45. Hoehn MM, Yahr MD. Parkinsonism: onset, progression and mortality. Neurol 1967, 17:427-442.
46. Rodrigues de Paula F, Teixeira-Salmela LF, de Morais Faria CD C, Rocha de Brito P, Cardoso F. Impact of an exercise program on physical, emotional, and social aspects of quality of life of individuals with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2006, 21:1073-1077. 10.1002/mds.20763, 16637049.
47. States RA, Spierer DK, Salem Y. Long-term group exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a feasibility study. J Neurol Phys Ther 2011, 35:122-128.
48. Hughes AJ, Daniel SE, Kilford L, Lees AJ. Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease: a clinico-pathological study of 100 cases. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1992, 55:181-184. 10.1136/jnnp.55.3.181, 1014720, 1564476.
49. Folstein MF, Folstein SE, McHugh PR. " Mini-mental state" . A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. J Psychiatr Res 1975, 12:189-198. 10.1016/0022-3956(75)90026-6, 1202204.
50. Nieuwboer A, Rochester L, Muncks L, Swinnen SP. Motor learning in Parkinson's disease: limitations and potential for rehabilitation. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2009, 15(Suppl 3):53-58.
51. Abbruzzese G, Trompetto C, Marinelli L. The rationale for motor learning in Parkinson's disease. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2009, 45:209-214.
52. Ståhle A. Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of diseases 2010, Swedish National Institutet of Public Health, Stockholm.
53. Halvarsson A, Olsson E, Faren E, Pettersson A, Ståhle A. Effects of new, individually adjusted, progressive balance group training for elderly people with fear of falling and tend to fall: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2011, 25:1021-1031. 10.1177/0269215511411937, 21849377.
54. Brauer SG, Woollacott MH, Lamont R, Clewett S, O'Sullivan J, Silburn P, Mellick GD, Morris ME. Single and dual task gait training in people with Parkinson's disease: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Neurol 2011, 11:90. 10.1186/1471-2377-11-90, 3155494, 21791117.
55. Lebold CA, Almeida QJ. An evaluation of mechanisms underlying the influence of step cues on gait in Parkinson's disease. J Clin Neurosci 2011, 18:798-802. 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.07.151, 21507659.
56. Wulf G, Landers M, Lewthwaite R, Tollner T. External focus instructions reduce postural instability in individuals with Parkinson disease. Phys Ther 2009, 89:162-168. 10.2522/ptj.20080045, 19074619.
57. Nieuwboer A, Kwakkel G, Rochester L, Jones D, van Wegen E, Willems AM, Chavret F, Hetherington V, Baker K, Lim I. Cueing training in the home improves gait-related mobility in Parkinson's disease: the RESCUE trial. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007, 78:134-140. 10.1136/jnnp.200X.097923, 2077658, 17229744.
58. Allen NE, Sherrington C, Suriyarachchi GD, Paul SS, Song J, Canning CG. Exercise and motor training in people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review of participant characteristics, intervention delivery, retention rates, adherence, and adverse events in clinical trials. Parkinsons Dis 2012, 2012:854328. 3236465, 22191077.
59. Kallings LV, Leijon M, Hellenius ML, Stahle A. Physical activity on prescription in primary health care: a follow-up of physical activity level and quality of life. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2008, 18:154-161.
60. Leijon ME, Bendtsen P, Nilsen P, Festin K, Stahle A. Does a physical activity referral scheme improve the physical activity among routine primary health care patients?. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2009, 19:627-636. 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00820.x, 18627557.
61. Morris ME. Locomotor training in people with Parkinson disease. Phys Ther 2006, 86:1426-1435. 10.2522/ptj.20050277, 17012646.
62. Word Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health 2001, ICF, Geneva, Word Health Organization.
63. Cohen H, Blatchly CA, Gombash LL. A study of the clinical test of sensory interaction and balance. Phys Ther 1993, 73:346-351.
64. Franchignoni F, Horak F, Godi M, Nardone A, Giordano A. Using psychometric techniques to improve the Balance Evaluation Systems Test: the mini-BESTest. J Rehabil Med 2010, 42:323-331. 3228839, 20461334.
65. Jacobs JV, Horak FB, Tran VK, Nutt JG. Multiple balance tests improve the assessment of postural stability in subjects with Parkinson's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006, 77:322-326. 2077684, 16484639.
66. Jarnlo GB NE. Reliability of the modified figure of eight - a balance performance test for elderly women. Physiother Theory Pract 2003, 19:35-43.
67. Hagstromer M, Troiano RP, Sjostrom M, Berrigan D. Levels and patterns of objectively assessed physical activity-a comparison between Sweden and the United States. Am J Epidemiol 2010, 171:1055-1064. 10.1093/aje/kwq069, 20406758.
68. Fahn SER. Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale. Recent Developments in Parkinson Diseases 1987, 153-163. Macmillan, London, Fahn SMD, Calne D.
69. Yardley L, Beyer N, Hauer K, Kempen G, Piot-Ziegler C, Todd C. Development and initial validation of the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). Age Ageing 2005, 34:614-9. 10.1093/ageing/afi196, 16267188.
70. Brown CA, Cheng EM, Hays RD, Vassar SD, Vickrey BG. SF-36 includes less Parkinson Disease (PD)-targeted content but is more responsive to change than two PD-targeted health-related quality of life measures. Qual Life Res 2009, 18:1219-1237. 10.1007/s11136-009-9530-y, 2759458, 19714487.
71. Sullivan M, Karlsson J, Ware JE. The Swedish SF-36 Health Survey-I. Evaluation of data quality, scaling assumptions, reliability and construct validity across general populations in Sweden. Soc Sci Med 1995, 41:1349-58. 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00125-Q, 8560302.
72. Fitzpatrick R, Peto V, Jenkinson C, Greenhall R, Hyman N. Health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease: a study of outpatient clinic attenders. Mov Disord 1997, 12:916-922. 10.1002/mds.870120613, 9399215.
73. Duncan RP, Earhart GM. Randomized controlled trial of community-based dancing to modify disease progression in Parkinson disease. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2012, 26:132-143. 10.1177/1545968311421614, 21959675.
74. Yogev-Seligmann G, Giladi N, Brozgol M, Hausdorff JM. A training program to improve gait while dual tasking in patients with Parkinson's disease: a pilot study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012, 93:176-181. 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.06.005, 21849167.
75. Morris ME, Menz HB, McGinley JL, Huxham FE, Murphy AT, Iansek R, Danoudis M, Soh SE, Kelly D, Watts JJ. Falls and mobility in Parkinson's disease: protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial. BMC Neurol 2011, 11:93. 10.1186/1471-2377-11-93, 3160881, 21801451.
76. Canning CG, Sherrington C, Lord SR, Fung VS, Close JC, Latt MD, Howard K, Allen NE, O'Rourke SD, Murray SM. Exercise therapy for prevention of falls in people with Parkinson's disease: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation. BMC Neurol 2009, 9:4. 10.1186/1471-2377-9-4, 2637228, 19161631.
77. Tomlinson CL, Stowe R, Patel S, Rick C, Gray R, Clarke CE. Systematic review of levodopa dose equivalency reporting in Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2010, 25:2649-2653. 10.1002/mds.23429, 21069833.