Inter-joint coordination with and without dopaminergic medication in Parkinson's disease: a case-control study.
Inter-joint coordination with and without dopaminergic medication in Parkinson's disease: a case-control study.
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Kiel, DE · Author affiliation
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel and Kiel University, Arnold-Heller Str. 3, Kiel, 24105, Germany. karolina.saegner@uksh.de.Location evidence
Salzburg, AT · Author affiliation
Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.Location evidence
Homburg, DE · Author affiliation
Werner Siemens-Endowed Chair for Innovative Implant Development (Fracture Healing), Saarland University, Homburg, 66421, Germany.Location evidence
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BACKGROUND: How the joints exactly move and interact and how this reflects PD-related gait abnormalities and the response to dopaminergic treatment is poorly understood. A detailed understanding of these kinematics can inform clinical management and treatment decisions. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of different gait speeds and medication on/off conditions on inter-joint coordination, as well as kinematic differences throughout the whole gait cycle in well characterized pwPD. METHODS: 29 controls and 29 PD patients during medication on, 8 of them also during medication off walked a straight walking path in slow, preferred and fast walking speeds. Gait data was collected using optical motion capture system. Kinematics of the hip and knee and coordinated hip-knee kinematics were evaluated using Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) and cyclograms (angle-angle plots). Values derived from cyclograms were compared using repeated-measures ANOVA for within group, and ttest for between group comparisons. RESULTS: PD gait differed from controls mainly by lower knee range of motion (ROM). Adaptation to gait speed in PD was mainly achieved by increasing hip ROM. Regularity of gait was worse in PD but only during preferred speed. The ratios of different speed cyclograms were smaller in the PD groups. SPM analyses revealed that PD participants had smaller hip and knee angles during the swing phase, and PD participants reached peak hip flexion later than controls. Withdrawal of medication showed an exacerbation of only a few parameters. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate the potential of granular kinematic analyses, including > 1 joint, for disease and treatment monitoring in PD. Our approach can be extended to further mobility-limiting conditions and other joint combinations. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study is registered in the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00022998, registered on 04 Sep 2020).