Parkinson disease Flashcards
1
Q
Freezing gait
A
Inability to ambulate.
2
Q
Intervention to help with freezing gait
A
Marching in place
3
Q
initial sign of Parkinson disease
A
Tremors
4
Q
bradykinesia
A
Slow movement
5
Q
akinesia
A
No movement
6
Q
The primary goal of PT when working with someone who has Parkinson’s
A
Joint flexibility
7
Q
Medical intervention to help with tremors
A
Pallidotomy
8
Q
How does a Pallidotomy
A
destruction of the globus pallidus to reduce tremors in Parkinson’s patients
