Publication date: Apr 15, 2025
A lack of standardized methods for evaluating postural abnormalities hinders treatment progress. The role of pelvic lateral shift (PLS) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) exhibiting lateral trunk flexion (LTF) remains unclear. We hypothesized that PLS is related to LTF and investigated its characteristics and relationship to LTF angle. PwP attending outpatient rehabilitation (March 2018-March 2023) were assessed using still images. PLS direction, its relationship with LTF angle, and LTF angle by PLS side were analysed. Among 158 patients, PLS was contralateral in 80 (50. 6%), ipsilateral in 43 (27. 2%), and absent in 35 (22. 2%). In contralateral PLS, but not ipsilateral, PLS angle correlated with LTF angle (r=0. 48, p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Outpatient | Lateral trunk flexion |
| Parkinson | Parkinson’s disease |
| Pelvic | Pelvic lateral shift |
| Trunk | Pisa syndrome |
| Postural abnormalities | |
| Postural control strategy |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Parkinson’s disease |
| disease | MESH | abnormalities |
| disease | MESH | syndrome |