Massimo Pullia, Laura Ciatto, Giuseppe Andronaco, Concetta Donato, Rosario Ermes Aliotta, Angelo Quartarone, Maria Cristina De Cola, Mirjam Bonanno, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Roberta Cellini
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders that causes postural instability and gait alterations, such as reduced walking speed, shorter step length, and gait asymmetry, exposing patients to a higher risk of falling. Recently, virtual reality (VR) was added to a treadmill, in order to promote motor functional recovery and neuroplastic processes. Twenty PD patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to two groups: the experimental group (EG) and the control group (CG). In particular, patients in the EG were trained with the C-Mill, an innovative type of treadmill, which is equipped with semi-immersive VR, whereas the CG performed conventional physiotherapy...
September 12, 2023: Brain Sciences