The Effect of Whole-Body Vibration on Proprioception and Motor Function for Individuals with Moderate Parkinson Disease: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the participants.

	WBV group ()	CT group ()	value
Age ()			0.42
Sex (male/female)	11/2	7/9
The more affected arm (right/left)	13/0	14/2
MMSE ()			0.46
Hoehn & Yahr stage ()			0.42
Levodopa equivalence dose (mg)			0.23

Abbreviation: WBV: whole body vibration; CT: conventional therapy; MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination; UPDRS: Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale.