PMID- 28331638
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 2090-2867 (Print)
IS  - 2090-2875 (Electronic)
IS  - 2090-2867 (Linking)
VI  - 2017
DP  - 2017
TI  - Effect on Gait Speed, Balance, Motor Symptom Rating, and Quality of Life in Those 
      with Stage I Parkinson's Disease Utilizing LSVT BIG(R).
PG  - 9871070
LID - 10.1155/2017/9871070 [doi]
LID - 9871070
AB  - Individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD) are often not referred to Physical 
      Therapy (PT) until there are issues with mobility in later Hoehn and Yahr Stages. 
      There have been no studies outlining the benefits of PT intervention in Stage I 
      only. For persons with PD, deficits in motor function increase over time due to 
      destruction of dopamine-producing cells. LSVT BIG, an exercise program for PD, 
      has been shown to be effective in improving mobility. The purpose of this study 
      was to assess participants functional improvement at a level of minimal 
      clinically important difference (MCID) in one of four outcome measures: Gait 
      Speed, Berg Balance Assessment, Functional Gait Assessment, and Unified 
      Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Motor Section. Case Description. Nine 
      participants with Stage I PD received LSVT BIG 4x/week for 4 weeks followed by 
      bimonthly participation in a community class. Outcome measurement occurred at 
      baseline, after LSVT BIG, and three months after LSVT BIG. Outcomes. Eight of 
      nine participants (88.9%) achieved MCID in at least one of the four measures at 
      both after and 3 months after LSVT BIG training indicating improvement based on 
      our criteria. Participants in Stage I of PD in this study completed LSVT BIG and 
      demonstrated improved function.
FAU - Millage, Beth
AU  - Millage B
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0351-9273
AD  - Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Mercy Hospital, Allina Health, 
      Minneapolis, MN, USA.
FAU - Vesey, Erin
AU  - Vesey E
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0436-3891
AD  - Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Mercy Hospital, Allina Health, 
      Minneapolis, MN, USA.
FAU - Finkelstein, Marsha
AU  - Finkelstein M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6405-9533
AD  - Courage Kenny Research Center, Allina Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
FAU - Anheluk, Mattie
AU  - Anheluk M
AD  - Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Abbott Northwestern, Allina Health, 
      Minneapolis, MN, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170226
PL  - United States
TA  - Rehabil Res Pract
JT  - Rehabilitation research and practice
JID - 101566862
PMC - PMC5346384
COIS- The authors have no conflict of interests.
EDAT- 2017/03/24 06:00
MHDA- 2017/03/24 06:01
PMCR- 2017/02/26
CRDT- 2017/03/24 06:00
PHST- 2016/08/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/12/22 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2017/01/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/03/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/03/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/03/24 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2017/02/26 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2017/9871070 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Rehabil Res Pract. 2017;2017:9871070. doi: 10.1155/2017/9871070. Epub 2017 Feb 
      26.