I am a Physical Therapist working in the Department of Neurology of Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology India. I am also part of a project for Parkinsons disease. I joined the physio mail base last week. I found some interesting topics for discussion.I would like to open up another topic for discussion .What do you feel about the Freezing , Festinating gait and the rigidity seen in parkinson patients.Is there any method by which it can be controled.I have seen that there is improvement in the gait pattern if the patient is put on static cycling (with decrese tension)and concentrate on free movement.These patients was in the stage2-2.5 of the Hoehn&Yahr staging.
These patients do not have any arm swing while walking.These patients tend to go to the universal flexion.Should we concentrate on extension exercises. Bed & mat exercises have shown some amount of results.Plese give me your valuable opinion on this subject.I have been working with Parkinsonian Patients for the past one year
With regards,
Jose P.Thomas
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