Treadmill training with body weight support: Its effect on Parkinson's disease

Miyai, Ichiro; Fujimoto, Yasuyuki; Ueda, Yoshishige; Yamamoto, Hiroshi; Nozaki, Sonoko; Saitô, Toshio; Kang, Jin Kyung

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“…Treadmill training is beneficial in improving gait parameters and reducing the number of falls in people with PD (Pohl et al, 2003, FrenkelToledo et al, 2005, Protas et al, 2005. Additionally, training on the treadmill with body weight support has been shown to have both immediate and long-term effects on improving gait (Miyai et al, 2000(Miyai et al, & 2002. However, no one has reported the capability of people with PD to adapt locomotor trajectory in response to stepping on a rotating platform.…”

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Podokinetic after-rotation in Parkinson disease

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Walking on a rotating platform for 15 minutes causes healthy subjects to involuntarily turn when walking without vision. This adaptive response, called podokinetic after-rotation (PKAR), uses the same kinematic patterns as voluntary turning suggesting that PKAR and voluntary turning share common mechanisms. The purpose of this study is to determine whether people with Parkinson disease (PD), a condition that produces substantial disability from turning difficulties, can adapt to the rotating platform. Initial testing of people with PD revealed that most were unable to step on the rotating platform for 15 continuous minutes. We thus tested a less intense version of the paradigm in eight healthy people. On one day, subjects walked on the platform for 15 continuous minutes; on another day, they walked on the platform for three 5 minutes intervals separated by 5 minute rests. After both sessions, subjects rested for 5 min. then walked in place for 30 min. without vision, while we recorded rotational velocity of PKAR. Continuous and interval protocols effectively elicited robust PKAR. We then tested eight subjects with PD and matched controls using the 5 min. interval protocol and recorded PKAR responses for 10 min. There were no significant differences between the PD and control groups. We conclude that PD subjects can adapt to the rotating platform and develop PKAR from interval training. Future studies are needed to determine whether the rotating platform may act as a rehabilitative tool to reinforce motor patterns for turning and alleviate turning difficulties in people with PD.

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Podokinetic after-rotation in Parkinson disease

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“…In the last 7 years, there have been an increasing number of studies [4][5][6][7][8][9][10] that have examined the effect of treadmill exercise on PD, a debilitating and progressive neurodegenerative disease, characterized by motor slowness, stiffness, tremor, and balance dysfunction. 11,12 Improved motor performance has been reported and treadmill speeds have gradually increased from studies in which subjects trained at self-selected velocities for comfort 4,6 to speeds above overground walking velocity.…”

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“…11,12 Improved motor performance has been reported and treadmill speeds have gradually increased from studies in which subjects trained at self-selected velocities for comfort 4,6 to speeds above overground walking velocity.…”

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The Effect of Exercise Training in Improving Motor Performance and Corticomotor Excitability in People With Early Parkinson's Disease

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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Objectives-To obtain preliminary data on the effects of high-intensity exercise on functional performance in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) relative to exercise at low and no intensity; and to determine whether improved performance is accompanied by alterations in corticomotor excitability as measured through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).Design-Cohort (prospective), randomized controlled trial. Setting-University-based clinical and research facilities.Participants-Thirty people with PD, 3 years or more since diagnosis, with Hoehn and Yahr stage 1 or 2.Interventions-Subjects were randomized to high-intensity exercise using body weight-supported treadmill training, low-intensity exercise, or a zero-intensity education group. Subjects completed 24 exercise sessions over 8 weeks and had 5 education classes over 8 weeks. Main Outcome Measures-UnifiedParkinson's Disease Rating Scales (UPDRS), biomechanic analysis of self-selected, fast walking, and sit-to-stand tasks; corticomotor excitability was assessed with cortical silent period durations (CSP) in response to single-pulse TMS.Results-A small improvement in total and motor UPDRS was observed in all groups. Highintensity group subjects demonstrated postexercise increases in gait speed, step and stride length, and hip and ankle joint excursion during self-selected and fast gait and improved weight distribution No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated. SuppliersPublisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptArch Phys Med Rehabil. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 November 22. Published in final edited form as:Arch Phys Med Rehabil. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript during sit-to-stand. Improvements in gait and sit-to-stand measures were not consistently observed in low-and zero-intensity groups. Importantly, the high-intensity group demonstrated lengthening in CSP.Conclusions-The findings suggest the dose-dependent benefits of exercise and that highintensity exercise can normalize corticomotor excitability in early PD. KeywordsBasal ganglia; Central nervous system; Neuronal plasticity; Rehabilitation; Walking Both basic research and clinical studies suggest that high intensity (ie, high repetition, velocity, complexity) is a characteristic of exercise that may be important in promoting activitydependent neuroplasticity of the injured brain, includin...

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“…Investigações sobre o efeito do treinamento de marcha com carga adicional em sujeitos com Doença de Parkinson vêm mostrando bons resultados [22][23][24] . Filippin et al 22 , investigaram nove sujeitos com Doença de Parkinson, nos quais foi realizado treino de marcha com acréscimo de 10% do peso corporal.…”

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Efeito Da Adição De Carga No Tronco Sobre a Marcha De Um Sujeito Com Ataxia

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RESUMOO objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever as alterações sobre a cinemática da marcha após a adição de carga no tronco de um sujeito com ataxia. A avaliação da marcha foi realizada sem e com o uso de colete (modelo A e B). Para a obtenção dos dados referentes às variáveis estudadas foi utilizado o sistema de cinemetria VICON. Os principais resultados encontrados apontam que para a situação com o colete A houve um menor tempo de apoio simples e um maior tempo de apoio duplo em comparação a situação sem colete. Já em relação à velocidade da marcha podemos notar que a velocidade foi maior na situação com o colete B. Por outro lado, na situação sem colete o sujeito teve um comprimento de passo maior e uma largura do passo menor. Conclui-se que a adição de carga no tronco da forma utilizada neste estudo não se mostrou benéfica para a marcha. Descritores ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to describe the changes on gait kinematics after the load added in the trunk of subject with ataxia. The data collection was carried out in three steps, without using any vest and with the use of vests (model A and model B). To obtain data of the studied variables the VICON system was used. The main findings were that, for the situation with the vest A occurred a shorter uni foot support and a longer bipedal support, compared to the situation without a vest. In relation to gait velocity was observed that the rate was higher in the situation with the vest B. On the other hand the situation without vest, the subject had a greater step length and shorter step width. Therefore can be concluded that, adding load in the trunk as used in this study did not prove be beneficial for the gait.

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Treadmill training with body weight support: Its effect on Parkinson's disease

Cited by 283 publications

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Podokinetic after-rotation in Parkinson disease

Podokinetic after-rotation in Parkinson disease

The Effect of Exercise Training in Improving Motor Performance and Corticomotor Excitability in People With Early Parkinson's Disease

Efeito Da Adição De Carga No Tronco Sobre a Marcha De Um Sujeito Com Ataxia

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