Assessment of the impact of exercises with virtual reality and elastic resistance combined with treadmill training with music therapy on improving gait quality
Patient (68 years old) 2015 - diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. Patient walking without orthopedic aids, forward leaning posture, no trunk counterrotation during walking, no upper limb co-movements. Before the therapy, a gait test was performed using a treadmill measuring ground force reactions, a corridor gait test with a motion sensor and the TUG test. Then the patient trained for 10 days, 1.5 hour each, using devices with virtual reality and elastic resistance, using a stabilometric and dynamographic platform and a treadmill with rhythmic stimulation. Then, after 10 training sessions, a repeat test was performed.
In the gait study, an increase in step length and an increase in gait line length were observed during both single and double support. A decrease in TUG test time and an improvement in gait symmetry were observed during the corridor gait study with a motion sensor.
Training using virtual reality, platforms, elastic resistance and a treadmill with rhythmic stimulation has a positive effect on improving gait quality in a patient with Parkinson's disease. The need for research in a larger group of patients and comparing the results with the control group.
The use of modern technologies for patient assessment and therapy is helpful in improving gait quality.
virtual reality
gait disorders
