The influence of a cognitive task on the postural phase of gait initiation in Parkinson's disease: an electromyographic based analysis

The aim of this study was to compare postural control strategies during gait initiation in single- and dual-task conditions in individuals in early stages of Parkinson's Disease (PD). The activation timing of tibialis anterior occurred significantly later in the individuals with PD than in the...

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Main Author: Ângela Fernandes (author)
Other Authors: Andreia S. P. Sousa (author), Nuno Rocha (author), João Manuel R. S. Tavares (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/105482
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/105482