Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Parkinson's Disease Symptoms: Falls

Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge the use of information taken from the Parkinson’s Disease Society fact sheet ‘Falls and Parkinson ’s’ in compiling this information.

Our thanks to Dr W Farid Abdo1for his help in reviewing this article.

  1. Parkinson Centre, Institute of Neurology. Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Netherlands

Where can I find more information?

Rescue Project

Funded by the EC Fifth Framework Programme

Website: www.rescueproject.org

 

The 3 year Rescue project, funded by the European Commission (2002-2005), investigated cueing as a rehabilitation strategy in Parkinson's disease. Details about the researchers and the published outputs of the team are available on the project's website. The website also provides background on the principles of cueing and information on cueing for people with Parkinson's disease and their carers: www.rescueproject.org/pubs/info_sheets.htm

A CD-Rom for therapists, outlining the cueing therapy programme used in the successful Rescue randomised clinical trial, is also available from the site.

Email: hs.rescue@northumbria.ac.uk

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

RoSPA House
Edgbaston Park
353 Bristol Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B5 7ST
UK

Tel: +44 (0)121 248 2000
Email: help@rospa.com
Website: www.rospa.org.uk

The Parkinson’s association in your country may also be able to provide information based on members’ experiences. The EPDA website [www.epda.eu.com] contains the contact details for European Parkinson's disease organisations and international Parkinson’s organisations.

Your Parkinson’s association may also advise and provide information and educational opportunities for health professionals.

 

Publications

Parkinson's New Zealand factsheet - Parkinson's and Falls Management

Parkinson's and falls management

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  • Publisher: Parkinson's New Zealand (December 2007)
  • Language: English

 

Can falls be prevented in Parkinson’s disease?

Can falls be prevented in Parkinson’s disease?

  • Authors: Alberto Albanese
  • Source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007; 78: 661 (July 2007)
  • doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.108324
  • Language: English

 

Home based exercise trial

A randomised controlled trial of a home based exercise programme to reduce the risk of falling among people with Parkinson’s disease

  • Authors: Ann Ashburn, Louise Fazakarley, Claire Ballinger, Ruth Pickering, Lindsay D McLellan, and Carolyn Fitton
  • Source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007; 78: 678-684 (July 2007)
  • doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.099333
  • Language: English

 

Cueing training in persons with Parkinson’s disease

Cueing training in persons with Parkinson’s disease

  • Authors: M A Hirsch, F M Hammond
  • Source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007; 78: 111 (February 2007)
  • doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.104794
  • Language: English

 

RESCUE trial

Cueing training in the home improves gait-related mobility in Parkinson’s disease: the RESCUE trial

  • Authors: A Nieuwboer, G Kwakkel, L Rochester, D Jones, E van Wegen, A M Willems, F Chavret, V Hetherington, K Baker, and I Lim
  • Source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007; 78: 134-140 (February 2007)
  • doi: 10.1136/jnnp.200X.097923
  • Language: English

 

PDS (UK) factsheet - Falls and Parkinson's

Falls and Parkinson's

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  • Publisher: Parkinson's Disease Society (UK) (August 2006)
  • Language: English

 

PDS (UK) factsheet - Low blood pressure and Parkinson's

Low blood pressure and Parkinson's

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  • Authors: Dr Anna Jones, Mel Phillips (PDS Helpine Nurse), Bhanu Ramaswamy and Dr Brian Williams
  • Publisher: Parkinson's Disease Society (UK) (May 2006)
  • Language: English

 

Multiple balance tests improve the assessment of postural stability in subjects with Parkinson’s disease

Multiple balance tests improve the assessment of postural stability in subjects with Parkinson’s disease

  • Authors: J V Jacobs, F B Horak, V K Tran, and J G Nutt
  • Source: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006; 77: 322-326 (March 2006)
  • doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.068742
  • Language: English

 

Maximising mobility

Maximising mobility

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  • Author: Dr Bastiaan Bloem
  • Source: EPDA Focus 2003; 23: 4-5 (July 2003)
  • Language: English
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