Treadmill Training with Cues and Feedback Improves Gait in People with More Advanced Parkinson's Disease.

Background: Gait disturbances in Parkinson's disease (PD) are highly disabling and poorly responsive to drugs, especially in advanced stages. While the efficacy of a treadmill training based on external feedback and cues (treadmill-plus) on gait disturbances in early PD stages is demonstrated, no definitive evidence exists about advanced stages.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and the effects of a treadmill-plus training on gait disturbances in advanced PD.