Nordic walking and arm swing asymmetry in people with Parkinson's disease: protocol for a randomised clinical trial.

People with Parkinson's disease (PD) face disruptions in arm swing (AS) motion during walking, including a reduction in amplitude and an increase in asymmetry. Both conditions are detrimental to gait performance. Nordic walking (NW) is a walking modality that uses poles and can positively affect the parameters of AS.

Arm swing asymmetry in people with Parkinson's disease and its relationship with gait: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Individuals with Parkinson's disease present arm swing alterations that can adversely affect their locomotion.

Objective: To identify differences in arm swing asymmetry (ASA) between individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and healthy individuals and to investigate the relationship between ASA, temporal-spatial gait parameters, and disease progression.

Methods: A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of Science, and EBSCOhost up to February 2023.

Effects of high-intensity interval training on lean mass, strength, and power of the lower limbs in healthy old and young people.

Whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve lean mass, strength, and power of the lower limbs in young and older people is still under discussion. This study aimed to determine the effect of HIIT on lean mass, maximal strength, rate of force development (RFD), and muscle power of both lower limbs in healthy young and older adults. Secondarily, to compare the effects of HIIT between dominant vs.

Postural balance and body mass index in older adults; a descriptive and associative study testing traditional risk factors.

Background: There is a scarcity of information about how much the postural balance parameters, as the area and mean velocity of the center of pressure (CoP), can be modified by traditionally adiposity markers in older adults.

Objectives: To describe and associate postural balance parameters in Chilean older adults with different BMI. A second objective was to associate the area of balance with weight.

Postural Balance and Gait Parameters of Independent Older Adults: A Sex Difference Analysis.

Postural balance and gait are important factors in the functional status of older people; however, few studies have addressed differences by sex. The objective of this study was to analyze the postural balance and temporal−spatial parameters of gait in independent older adults by sex. A cross-sectional study was conducted.