The effect of balance training by tetraks interactive balance system on balance and fall risk in Parkinson's Patients: A report of four cases Parkinson hastalari{dotless}nda tetraks İnteraktif denge sistemi ile denge eǧitiminin denge ve düşme riski üzerine olan etkisi: 4 vaka raporu

Çömük Balci N., Tonga E., Gülşen M.

Noropsikiyatri Arsivi, vol.50, no.3, pp.283-287, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/npa.y6453
  • Journal Name: Noropsikiyatri Arsivi
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.283-287
  • Keywords: Balance, Balance tests, Fall risk, Parkinson's disease
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This pilot study aimed to investigate the effect of balance training by Tetraks Interactive Balance System (TIBS) on balance and fall risk in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease. Four patients with Parkinson's disease between the ages of 56 and 70 years (61.25±6.70) were applied balance training for 3 weeks by TIBS. Sociodemographic features and physical properties of the subjects were recorded. Their motor performance was evaluated by the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), balance was measured using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Functional Reach Test (FRT), Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), and the Standing on One Leg Balance Test (SOL) and, their fall risks were evaluated by TIBS. Evaluations were performed twice, before and after treatment. Following training, Parkinson's patients showed improvements in UPDRS, TUG, BBS, FRT, SOL and fall risk. Balance training by TIBS has positive effects on balance and decreases fall risk in Parkinson's disease patients. © Archives of Neuropsychiatry, published by Galenos Publishing.