PMID- 20648462
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20101202
LR  - 20100721
IS  - 1576-6578 (Electronic)
IS  - 0210-0010 (Linking)
VI  - 51
IP  - 4
DP  - 2010 Aug 16
TI  - [Quantitative measurement of axial rigidity, functional status and health-related 
      quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease].
PG  - 193-200
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Rigidity is a cardinal symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD). 
      Clinically, rigidity is usually assessed by passively flexing and extending a 
      patient's limb. Few studies have assessed rigidity in trunk muscles in PD 
      patients. AIMS: To develop an objective measurement to quantify trunk rigidity in 
      PD patients, and to examine its relationship with disease severity using the 
      Hoehn and Yahr staging score (HY) and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating 
      Scale III (UPDRS-III), disease duration, functional status with the Schwab & 
      England activities of daily living scale and health related quality of life 
      (HRQoL) was assessed with the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions and 
      Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 items (PDQ-39). PATIENTS AND METHODS: An 
      isokinetic dynamometer Biodex System 3 was employed to assess trunk rigidity in 
      36 PD patients. Passive trunk flexion and extension at 3 angular velocities, 30 
      degrees/s, 45 degrees/s and 60 degrees /s were applied and resistive torques were 
      recorded as trunk flexor and extensors rigidity. RESULTS: Significant 
      correlations between trunk flexors-extensors tone and HY staging score, 
      UPDRS-III, disease duration and functional status at 30 degrees/s, 45 degrees/s 
      and 60 degrees/s were obtained. Trunk rigidity was correlated with the HRQoL 
      assessed with the PDQ-39. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the 30 degrees/s, 
      45 degrees/s and 60 degrees/s angular velocities of this objective method was 
      valid to assess trunk rigidity and was correlated with disease severity, disease 
      duration, functional status and HRQoL in PD patients.
FAU - Cano de la Cuerda, Roberto
AU  - Cano de la Cuerda R
AD  - Departamento de Fisioterapia, Terapia Ocupacional, Medicina Fisica y 
      Rehabilitacion, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 
      Alcorcon, Madrid, Espana. roberto.cano@urjc.es
FAU - Vela, Lydia
AU  - Vela L
FAU - Miangolarra-Page, Juan Carlos
AU  - Miangolarra-Page JC
FAU - Macias-Macias, Yolanda
AU  - Macias-Macias Y
FAU - Munoz-Hellin, Elena
AU  - Munoz-Hellin E
LA  - spa
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Valoracion cuantitativa de la rigidez axial, estado funcional y calidad de vida 
      relacionada con la salud en pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson.
PL  - Spain
TA  - Rev Neurol
JT  - Revista de neurologia
JID - 7706841
SB  - IM
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Muscle Rigidity/*etiology
MH  - Parkinson Disease/*complications
MH  - Physical Examination/methods
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - Thorax
EDAT- 2010/07/22 06:00
MHDA- 2010/12/14 06:00
CRDT- 2010/07/22 06:00
PHST- 2010/07/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/07/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/12/14 06:00 [medline]
AID - rn2009749 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rev Neurol. 2010 Aug 16;51(4):193-200.