Gait dynamics, fractals and falls: finding meaning in the stride-to-stride fluctuations of human walking

JM Hausdorff - Human movement science, 2007 - Elsevier
Until recently, quantitative studies of walking have typically focused on properties of a typical
or average stride, ignoring the stride-to-stride fluctuations and considering these fluctuations …

Impact of physical therapy for Parkinson's disease: a critical review of the literature

G Kwakkel, CJT De Goede, EEH Van Wegen - Parkinsonism & related …, 2007 - Elsevier
A systematic review of the literature found 23 randomized clinical trials reflecting specific
core areas of physical therapy (PT), that is, transfer, posture, balance, reaching and …

Cueing training in the home improves gait-related mobility in Parkinson's disease: the RESCUE trial

A Nieuwboer, G Kwakkel, L Rochester… - Journal of Neurology …, 2007 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives: Gait and mobility problems are difficult to treat in people with Parkinson's
disease. The Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease: Strategies for Cueing (RESCUE) trial …

Rhythmic auditory stimulation modulates gait variability in Parkinson's disease

JM Hausdorff, J Lowenthal, T Herman… - European Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) walk with a shortened stride length and high stride‐to‐
stride variability, a measure associated with fall risk. Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) …

Effects of tango on functional mobility in Parkinson's disease: a preliminary study

ME Hackney, S Kantorovich, R Levin… - Journal of neurologic …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Recent research has shown that dance, specifically tango, may be an appropriate and
effective strategy for ameliorating functional mobility deficits in people who are frail and …

Six weeks of intensive treadmill training improves gait and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease: a pilot study

T Herman, N Giladi, L Gruendlinger… - Archives of physical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Herman T, Giladi N, Gruendlinger L, Hausdorff JM. Six weeks of intensive treadmill training
improves gait and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease: a pilot study …

The attentional cost of external rhythmical cues and their impact on gait in Parkinson's disease: effect of cue modality and task complexity

L Rochester, A Nieuwboer, K Baker… - Journal of neural …, 2007 - Springer
Changes in gait performance in 153 subjects with PD using three rhythmical cues (auditory,
visual and somatosensory) were measured during a simple walking task and a dual walking …

Allied health care interventions and complementary therapies in Parkinson's disease

MJ Nijkrake, SHJ Keus, JG Kalf, I Sturkenboom… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2007 - Elsevier
Allied health care and complementary therapies are used by many patients with Parkinson's
disease (PD). For allied health care, supportive scientific evidence is gradually beginning to …

Single unit and population responses during inhibitory gating of striatal activity in freely moving rats

HC Cromwell, A Klein, RP Mears - Neuroscience, 2007 - Elsevier
The striatum is thought to be an essential region for integrating diverse information in the
brain. Rapid inhibitory gating (IG) of sensory input is most likely an early factor necessary for …

Enhancement of reaching performance via self-speech in people with Parkinson's disease

KK Maitra - Clinical rehabilitation, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To evaluate the effects of self-speech as an internal cue on reaching performance
in people with Parkinson's disease. Subjects: Eight people with Parkinson's disease were …