Gait Initiation Impairment in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Freezing of Gait

Freezing of gait (FOG) is a sudden episodic inability to produce effective stepping despite the intention to walk. It typically occurs during gait initiation (GI) or modulation and may lead to falls. We studied the anticipatory postural adjustments (imbalance, unloading, and stepping phase) at GI in...

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Main Authors: Chiara Palmisano, Laura Beccaria, Stefan Haufe, Jens Volkmann, Gianni Pezzoli, Ioannis U. Isaias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Bioengineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/9/11/639