Effects of mechanical stimulation of the feet on gait and cardiovascular autonomic control in Parkinson's disease

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 495-503

  Barbic, Franca ^a   Galli, Manuela ^b   Vecchia, Laura Dalla ^c   Canesi, Margherita ^d   Cimolin, Veronica ^b   Porta, Alberto ^e   Bari, Vlasta ^e,f   Cerri, Gabriella ^a   Dipaola, Franca ^a   Bassani, Tito ^a   Cozzolino, Domenico ^g   Pezzoli, Gianni ^d   Furlan, Raffaello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d PARKINSON INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^g SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular autonomic control; Gait analysis; Parkinson's disease; Somatosensory feet mechanical stimulation; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOASSAY; BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTONOMIC CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROLOGIC GAIT DISORDER; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SOMATOSENSORY FEET MECHANICAL STIMULATION; SPECTROSCOPY; STIMULATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR AUTONOMIC CONTROL; GAIT ANALYSIS; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; SOMATOSENSORY FEET MECHANICAL STIMULATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; ROTATION;

EID: 84901279111     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01160.2013     Document Type: Article

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