Treatment for Parkinson's Flashcards
What are the 3 key elements for treatments?
- depending on stage - teach the ability to move easily and any posture stability strats
- seconday problem management (deconditioning, ↓ mobility and comorbidities)
- physical activities and future fall prevention
When decreasing compensations, what are some strategies to bypass a bad basal ganglia?
↑ reliance on cortical control to start the movement
↑ on attention to keep complex movements going
How are we able to enhance performance for compensation training?
- breaking big sequences into component parts
- attention (!!!)
- perform task separately and one at a time
- mental practice and visualization
while providing external cues of visual and auditory
What are we using in the brain when using external cues?
an intact premotor cortex to bypass bad BG-SMA circuits
What are some visual cues used to help with gait?
Theres improvements when visual cues are given like:
- lines on the floor (static)
- inverted cane (dynamic = transportable cues)
these all help ↑ velocity and stride length
What are some negative effects of visual cues?
Freezing - when there is an obstacle, change of direction
Distraction - bad for PD patients
What are some auditory cues to assist with gait?
when there is a metronone to keep a steady and easy beat to follow
What are the benefits of auditory cues for gait?
↑ cadence with gait = long term retention
In early to middle stages, what are we practicing to assist with strategy training?
be able to practice multiple task conditions and have a varying:
- speed
- surfaces
- directions
- sensory input
How do we assist with deconditioning (secondary problem)?
- people with PD need more O2 during walking = more aerobic exercise
- Any edurance training
- mild strength but more focused on endurance
What are we prioritizing with ↓ mobility and posture?
for the axial structures to have more trunk flexibility
What is included in the HEP for PD?
daily exercise 3x per week with focus on flexibility, endurance and some strengthening
- this allows for neuroplasticity
- big part = assistance to prevent future falls
What is the reasoning behind PT “check ups”?
- Being able to update HEP
- checking for any functional decline or improvement
- checking for any safety concerns or increasing possible efficiency
What are the environmental constraints for freezing?
can nautrally happen out of nowhere and made worse by the task or environment
can possibly have the disorder of the sensory-motor processing
What occurs in the brain when there is problems of the sensory-motor processing?
the caudate integrates the sensory information –> ↑ attention to the most relevant stimuli needed for the action
theres a sensory overload if theres too much things going on
What are the task constraints for freezing?
happens more likely with long or complex locomotor skills than single isolated movements
to help - breakdown into simple taks with cues to switch
What are the emotional contraints for freezing?
due to anxiety and stressfulness like crossing a busy road or panicking to get a ringing telephone
What are the medical contraints regarding freezing?
usually happens during “off days” in patients who’s been on meds for a while = advanced/late stage
How do we avoid freezing?
- rhythmical sensory cueing
- relaxation techniques
- be able to stop and prepare then restart the task
- keep it simple silly
- cognitive compensation
- avoiding stairs
What is the most efficient strategy for PD?
Movement biomechanics - so training with functional context for MAX carryover
What does LSVT teach?
An attentional strat that we can use everywhere to ↑ motor output for BIG BAD FAST MOVEMENTS
What are some multidirectional sustained movements daily whole body exercises?
floor to ceiling stretch
side to side stretch
What are some multidirectional repetitive movements?
Step and reach:
- to the side
- foward
- backward
Rock and reach:
- side to side twist
- foward/backward reach
What are some patient driven functional movements?
Rolling
floor to stand
out of bed
sit to stand
chair and reach
stand and reach
walk and reach
walk and turn
stand and turn
What are some “real-world” big tasks hierarchy?
in and out of the car
walking and talking
laundry
playing with grandchildren
hiking
gardening
golf
tennis
some tasks but take account patient driving force
What is the mantra for sensory re-calibration?
if the patient doesn’t feel like they are moving “too big” - not moving big enough