Balance Assessment In Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim of this examination was to assess the postural adjust in individuals with Parkinson’s disease by using clinical and instrumental techniques and specify the most direction in the balance instability in the Parkinson’s patient. Methods: Twenty male patients, ages ranged from 55 to 75 years, stage ΙΙ & ΙΙΙ according to modified Hoehn and Yahr (1997) classification of disabilities and ten male healthy elderly subjects, ages ranged from 55 to 75 years, participated in this study. All subjects were recruited for postural balance assessment and done by using; Berg Balance Scale (BBS) &Timed Up and Go test (TUG) as clinical tools in measuring the postural balance as well as the instrumental assessment by using the Biodex Stability System (BSS) to determine the correlation between those methods. The results showed significant differences in detecting balance instability by using BBS and BSS, while there was no significant difference between both groups by using TUG test. BSS determine the direction of tilt of patients. It was found that the mediolateral direction revealed more balance instability than the anteroposterior direction. Conclusion: Biodex Stability System is an effective screening tool for identifying the fallers from the non-fallers in Parkinson’s patients. It enables the identification of the most direction of tilt of Parkinson’s patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Moataz M. El Semary, Ayman A. Nassif, Islam M. Al-Azab, Mohamed Al Awaady, Maha M. Mokhtar
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