Parkinson Disease, Dystonia, Autonomic Dysreflexia
Conditions
Keywords
manual therapy, heart rate
Brief summary
This study will determine if posture and heart rate variability will significantly improve in Parkinsons disease with camptocormia after osteopathic manual treatments dystonia.
Detailed description
This study will determine if posture and heart rate variability will significantly improve in Parkinsons disease with camptocormia after receiving 8-weekly sessions of the osteopathic manual treatments for truncal flexion dystonia as measured by the distance of the external acoustic meatus from a plumb-line to lateral malleolus, spinal X ray, and heart rate variability.
Interventions
Investigators board certified in osteopathic manual therapy will use their hands in a non-invasive manner to improve dystonia symptoms
Sponsors
New York Institute of Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Parkinson's disease; able to stand for three minutes or more
Exclusion criteria
* severe dementia, moderate or severe hallucinations and psychosis; unable to stand for three minutes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in posture | 8 weeks | inches of forward head carriage |
| change in heart rate variability | 8 weeks | heart rate changes |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed