%0 Journal Article
%T Dual-task treadmill training for the prevention of falls in Parkinson's disease: rationale and study design
%J Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences
%D 2021
%A Mylius, Veit
%A Maes, Laura
%A Negele, Katrin
%A Schmid, Christine
%A Sylvester, Ramona
%A Brook, Caroline Sharon
%A Brugger, Florian
%A Perez-Lloret, Santiago
%A Bansi, Jens
%A Aminian, Kamiar
%A Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara
%A Gonzenbach, Roman
%A Brugger, Peter
%V 2
%N 
%P e774658-e774658
%X Various factors, such as fear of falling, postural instability, and altered executive function, contribute to the high risk of falling in Parkinson's disease (PD). Dual-task training is an established method to reduce this risk. Motor-perceptual task combinations typically require a patient to walk while simultaneously engaging in a perceptual task. Motor-executive dual-tasking (DT) combines locomotion with executive function tasks. One augmented reality treadmill training (AR-TT) study revealed promising results of a perceptual dual-task training with a markedly reduced frequency of falls especially in patients with PD. We here propose to compare the effects of two types of concurrent tasks, perceptual and executive, on high-intensity TT). Patients will be trained with TT alone, in combination with an augmented reality perceptual DT (AR-TT) or with an executive DT (Random Number Generation; RNG-TT). The results are expected to inform research on therapeutic strategies for the training of balance in PD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Frontiers Publishing
%@ 2673-6861
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2021.774658