Publication date: Mar 25, 2025
BackgroundBalance disorder is more prevalent in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). This study aimed to examine the effects of flamingo balance exercises and balance training with Tetrax Interactive Balance System (TIBS) (Sunlight Medical Ltd, Ramat Gan, Israel) on the balance performance and fall risk of patients with PD. MethodsThis randomized-controlled, single-blind, prospective study was performed at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Atakent Acıbadem Hospital, Turkey, between September 2022 and January 2023. One hundred twenty-four patients were randomly divided into four groups: (1) balance training group with TIBS (n = 31), (2) flamingo training group (n = 32), (3) combined training group (n = 31), and (4) control group (n = 30). All participants trained 3 days a week for 6 weeks, with patient-specific training. Trial groups were evaluated with pre-treatment and post-treatment. ResultsAfter the treatment, there was a statistically significant difference in all balance and fall scores in patients who received alternate balance training (p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Parkinson | balance disorder |
| September | combined balance therapy |
| Training | dynamic flamingo therapy |
| Turkey | Parkinson’s Disease |
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Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| drug | DRUGBANK | Isoxaflutole |
| disease | MESH | Parkinson’s disease |