SURFACE EMG ANALYSIS IN PARKINSON DISEASE PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER UNDERWATER GAIT TRAINING

摘要

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological condition, characterized by a dopamine deficiency causing tremor, rigidity, brady-kinesia and gait problems mainly arising from dopamine deficiency [1]. Gait disturbance is a key component of motor disability in PD patients, therefore there is a wide literature describing their walking abnormalities, most often carried on through motion analysis techniques [2]; despite this, works focused on surface emg (Semg) analysis are lacking.