The effects of incremental speed-dependent treadmill training on postural instability and fear of falling in Parkinson's disease

Duyur Çakıt, Burcu; Saraçoğlu, Meryem; Genç, Hakan; Rana Erdem, Hatice; Ertuğrul İnan, Levent

doi:10.1177/0269215507077269

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The effects of incremental speed-dependent treadmill training on postural instability and fear of falling in Parkinson's disease

Published in Clinical Rehabilitation • Aug 1, 2007

Authors:

Burcu Duyur Çakıt

Meryem Saraçoğlu

Hakan Genç

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To detect the effectiveness of incremental speed-dependent treadmill training on postural instability, dynamic balance and fear of falling in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Ankara Education and Research Hospital, 2nd PM&R Clinic...

Subject

Berg Balance Scale

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Parkinson's disease

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