Movement Disorders, Parkinson Disease, Proprioceptive Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
In past work is has been shown that yoga can be as effective as a standard balance or Tai Chi protocol; however, there is an inability to distinguish between the mind and body contributions of yoga training. This study will compare an accepted proprioceptive training program to a meditation program which concentrates on body awareness in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
Interventions
OTHERYoga Meditation
Yoga meditation using motor imagery to perceive movement patterns
OTHERProprioceptive Drills
Active balance and proprioception drills
Sponsors
University of Miami
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* An individual must be between 40 and 90 years of age with mild to moderate Parkinson's Disease (Hoehn & Yahr stages I-III).
Exclusion criteria
* Participants that have been part of a formal training program that targeted lower body strength, balance or proprioception within the past six months * Participants that have any uncontrolled nerve (except Parkinson's patients taking appropriate medication), bone or joint, or heart disease; * Participants that have been advised by a doctor to not exercise; * Participants that have regularly practiced yoga at least twice per week within the past six months; * Participants that is unable to consent; * Participants that is a prisoner; * Participants that are pregnant.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joint Position Sense | 20 minutes | The joint position sense technique for the knee involves the reduction of visual cues while moving the knee to a specific target angle, holding that target angle, returning the knee to the starting position, and then reproducing that target angle. |
| Tinetti balance and gait. | 3 minutes. | A subjective evaluation of Balance and gait. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8ft Up and Go | 60 seconds | Individuals sits in a chair at the verbal cue of go, individual rises from chair and walks as quickly as possible around a cone placed 8 ft from the front of the chair, individual returns to and sits. |
| Joint Kinesthesia | 20 minutes | The Joint Kinesthesia measurement technique involves the participant sitting in the Biodex chair with visual, audio, and tactile cues reduced and the leg supported by an external movement device. The knee is placed at a predetermined angle and slowly flexed or extended at a random starting time while the participant is instructed to signal when movement is felt. |
| Dynamic Posturography | 5 minutes | The participant stands on a randomly moving platform with a sonar emitter affixed to the lumbar spine. As the platform moves the linear and curvilinear displacement of the emitter is evaluated and a dynamic movement analysis core is generated. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed