Blindfolded Balance Training in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Sensory-Motor Strategy to Improve the Gait

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">PD<br/>patients</td><td class="align_center">MABS</td><td class="align_center">Age</td><td class="align_center">Years of disease</td><td class="align_center">UPDRS III<br/>Pre</td><td class="align_center">UPDRS III <br/>Post</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">BBT</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">
                15</td><td class="align_center">7 R</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">70.1 ± 8.5</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">7.9 ± 5.0</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">
                27.3 ± 11.4</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">17.8 ± 4.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">8 L</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">PT</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">
                15</td><td class="align_center">7 R</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">69.0 ± 10.3</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">8.8 ± 6.6</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">
                31.2 ± 10.8</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">19 ± 10.54</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">8 L</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>PT: physical therapy; BBT: blindfolded balance training; UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Part III before rehabilitation treatment; MABS: more affected body side; R: right; L: left.<br/></td></tr></table>

Clinical and demographic characteristics of Parkinson’s Disease patients.

Parkinson’s Disease

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Table 1: Blindfolded Balance Training in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Sensory-Motor Strategy to Improve the Gait 