Activities of Daily Living Are Improved by Inpatient Multimodal Complex Treatment for PD-a Real-World Cohort Study.

Background: The multimodal complex treatment for Parkinson's disease (MCT) provides inpatient care by a multi-disciplinary team for people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) in Germany.

Objectives: We conducted a 5-year real-world mono-center cohort study to describe the effectiveness of MCT in the full cohort and various subgroups and outcome predictors.

Methods: We collected an anonymized dataset between Jan 2015 and Dec 2019, involving  = 1773.

Virtual Reality for Neurorehabilitation: Insights From 3 European Clinics.

Virtual reality for the treatment of motor impairment is a burgeoning application of digital technology in neurorehabilitation. Virtual reality systems pose an opportunity for health care providers to augment the dose of task-oriented exercises delivered both in the clinic, and via telerehabilitation models in the home. The technology is almost exclusively applied as an adjunct to traditional approaches and is typically characterized by the use of gamified exergames which feature task-oriented physiotherapy exercises.

Objective assessment of motor fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis using kinematic gait analysis: a pilot study.

Background: Fatigue is a frequent and serious symptom in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). However, to date there are only few methods for the objective assessment of fatigue. The aim of this study was to develop a method for the objective assessment of motor fatigue using kinematic gait analysis based on treadmill walking and an infrared-guided system.

Interrater reliability of the extended ICF core set for stroke applied by physical therapists.

Background And Purpose: The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is gaining recognition in physical therapy. The Extended ICF Core Set for Stroke is a practical tool that represents a selection of categories from the whole classification and can be used along with the ICF qualifier scale to describe patients' functioning and disability following stroke. The application of the ICF qualifier scale poses the question of interrater reliability.