scholarly journals Aquatic Physiotherapy and Parkinson’s Disease: Effects on Functional Motor Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Bruna Yamaguchi ◽  
Manoela de Paula Ferreira ◽  
Vera Lúcia Israel
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Motor Skills

Behavioral treatment of Parkinson's Disease leads to improvement of motor skills and to tremor reduction

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Mohr ◽  
Viktor Müller ◽  
Regina Mattes ◽  
Regina Rosin ◽  
Barbara Federmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Behavioral Treatment

scholarly journals Short-Term Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease - Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Esra Dogru Huzmeli ◽  
Atilla Yilmaz ◽  
Bircan Yucekaya ◽  
Deran Oskay ◽  
Esra Okuyucu
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Falling Risk ◽  
Deep Brain

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) provides efficient treatment for the alleviation of motor signs in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), but more studies about gait and functionality are needed. We aimed to understand whether short-term DBS treatment will can relieve the symptoms of PD patients, specifically we examined its effect on motor-cognitive-complication parameters, fine motor skills and daily living activity (DLA) of these patients. Method: Ten patients from Mustafa Kemal University Neurosurgery Department were recruited. The assessments were made twice, first time preoperatively, which was within one week prior to the surgery, second time postoperatively, which was 55-65 days post treatment. The motor scores, DLA scores, mental scores and complication scores were measured with Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), fine motor skills measured with The nine-hole peg test (9-HPT), balance measured with Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and falling risk measured with Timed Up and Go Test (TUG). Results: 10 patients (5 female, 5 male) aged between 40-60 (mean=49.44±6.69 years) were included in the study. Duration of the disease’s mean was 5.60 years. We found significant difference between pre-op and post-op results in UPDRS DLA, UPDRS motor, UPDRS complication, UPDRS total score and TUG tests (Table 2). There was no significant difference between preop-postop assessment in UPDRS mental, BBS and 9-HPT results (p>0.05). Discussion: Balance, walk and fine motor impairment occurs almost always in Parkinson’s disease and resulting in difficulties with daily living activities. We found that DBS has positive effect on PD complications, balance and walking abilities. PD patients that have falling risk and multiple motor symptoms may have benefit from DBS.

Preliminary evaluation of Sensorfoot V1 and Senshand V1 in assessing motor skills performance of Parkinson's disease patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 333 ◽  
pp. e67 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Maremmani ◽  
P. Bongioanni ◽  
F. Cavallo ◽  
D. Esposito ◽  
E. Rovini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation

Impact of Manual Coordination on Usability of Clothing Fasteners in People With Parkinson’s Disease

2021 ◽  
pp. 106480462110055
Author(s):  
Leticia Nardoni Marteli ◽  
Fabio Augusto Barbieri ◽  
Gabriel Gerizani ◽  
Érica Pereira das Neves ◽  
Luis Carlos Paschoarelli
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Group Coordination

People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) manipulate clothing as part of their daily life. To understand how deteriorating motor skills affect the performance of dressing/undressing activities, this study investigated performance in handling clothing fastening. Participants were distributed into two groups: older adults with PD and neurologically matched healthy individuals (control group). Coordination and usability were evaluated. The PD group demonstrated worse performance than the control group in usability for types of buttons, and this was affected more intensely by small compared with large fasteners. This study demonstrated the need for increased awareness by clothing companies to develop products that can promote independence.

scholarly journals Effect of Intranasal Administration of Dopamine on Odor Perception in Rats with Nigrostriatal Dysfunction

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-339
Author(s):  
N. O. Levicheva ◽  
◽  
O. G. Berchenko ◽  
Y. Y. Ilina ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Intranasal Administration ◽  
Olfactory Dysfunction ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Olfactory Sensitivity ◽  
Small Doses ◽  
The Brain

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in finding early predictors of Parkinson’s disease. In this regard, it is worth noting the olfactory dysfunction, which is associated with the death of neurons in the structures of the limbic system of the brain and a decrease in dopamine levels in the striatum. It was found that most patients with Parkinson’s disease have a clear olfactory dysfunction in the form of impaired differentiation and identification of odors. It has been suggested that the use of low doses of dopamine in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease will stop the progression of central nervous system disorders. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of intranasal administration of small doses of dopamine on the early manifestations of fine motor skills and olfactory sensory system function in nigrostriatal dysfunction in rats. Materials and methods. The experiments were performed on 2 groups of animals (n=14) with nigrostriatal dysfunction, which was modulated by partial bilateral electrical damage to the compact part of the substantia nigra. Stereotactic coordinates of the substantia nigra area were determined from the brain maps of rats by Fifkova and Marshall (quoted by Buresh), which corresponded to the distance from the point of intersection of the sagittal suture with bregma: F=5.5 mm, L=1.7 mm, H=9.0 mm. Rats of the first group (n=8) were intranasally administered with small doses of dopamine, and rats of the second group (n=6) were a comparison group. The fine motor skills of the forelimbs and the functional state of the olfactory system were studied when rats were presented with different odorants: emotionally positive (isovaleric acid) and emotionally negative (lemon essential oil) odorants. Results and discussion. The dynamics of the development of nigrostriatal dysfunction revealed a decrease in coordinated motor activity of the forelimbs, muscles of the oral pole and tongue and increased olfactory sensitivity to emotionally negative odorant (lemon essential oil) and loss of 40% of animals’ olfactory sensitivity to emotionally positive isovaleric odor. Conclusion. Prolonged intranasal administration of low doses of dopamine for 10 days to rats with nigrostriatal dysfunction resulted in a 26.2% increase in the activity of fine motor skills of the forelimbs, oral poles and tongue. In these rats, recovery of olfactory sensitivity to the perception of the smell of emotionally negative odorant was found. The action of the emotionally positive stimulus of isovaleric acid revealed an increase in olfactory sensitivity in 75% of animals to the level of baseline values and a decrease in the threshold of sensitivity to it, which was reflected in an increase in the number of approaches and time of odorant research

scholarly journals Upper Limb Interactive Weightless Technology-Aided Intervention and Assessment Picks Out Motor Skills Improvement in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cira Fundarò ◽  
Carlo Cavalieri ◽  
Gian Domenico Pinna ◽  
Anna Giardini ◽  
Francesca Mancini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Upper Limb
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