Application of LSVT BIG Intervention to Address Gait, Balance, Bed Mobility, and Dexterity in People With Parkinson Disease: A Case Series

Tables

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics and Clinical Description^{^a}

↵^a H&Y=Hoehn and Yahr Scale; UPDRS III=part III of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, motor examination in “on” state; MMSE=Mini-Mental State Examination.

Table 2.

LSVT BIG description of Tasks 1 Through 3⁶

Table 3.

Training Progress, Shaping Techniques, Sensory Calibration, and Main Problems^{^a}

↵^a ex=exercises, reps=repetitions, VAS=visual analog scale (maximal effort is 10/10).

Table 4.

Pretraining-Posttraining Outcome Measurements for Patients 1 Through 3^{^a}

↵^a FGA=Functional Gait Assessment, FRT=Functional Reach Test, TUG=Timed “Up & Go” Test, FOGQ=Freezing of Gait Questionnaire, UPDRS III=Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale III, motor examination, LPA=Lindop Parkinson's Disease Mobility Assessment, 9HPT=Nine-Hole Peg Test.
^b Exceeded the minimal detectable change.