Different types of additional somatosensory information do not promote immediate benefits on gait in patients with Parkinson's disease and older adults

• Published in: Motriz : Revista de Educação Física. Unesp Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 244 - 249
• Main Authors: Lirani-Silva, Ellen, Vitório, Rodrigo, Barbieri, Fabio Augusto, Baptista, André Macari, Santos, Paulo Cezar Rocha dos, Gobbi, Lilian Teresa Bucken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 01.09.2015; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
• Subjects: enfermedad de Parkinson; marcha; mecanoceptor; ortesis de pie; SPORT SCIENCES; marcha; doença de Parkinson; gait; Parkinson disease; mechanoreceptors; foot orthoses; ortesis de pie; mecanoceptor; órtese de pé; enfermedad de Parkinson

AbstractPlantar cutaneous stimulation has been shown to improve gait in Parkinson's disease (PD), but the effects of different types of insoles have not been tested. We evaluated the immediate effect of different types of insoles on gait in PD patients and healthy older adults. Nineteen PD pati...