Does Practice of Multi-directional Stepping with Auditory Stimulation Improve Movement Performance in Patients with Parkinsons Disease?

Parkinsons disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder causing many physical limitations. Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) influences motor complications not alleviated by medicine and has been used to modify straight line walking in this population. However, motor complications are...

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Main Author: Kadivar, Zahra
Other Authors: Elliott, Emily M.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2009
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-10092009-211126/