[An examination of the fall risk classification model in short-term intensive inpatient rehabilitation for elderly patients with Parkinson's disease].

Aim: To examine the predictive model that classifies the fluctuation in fall risk two weeks after an evaluation at the beginning of short-term intensive inpatient rehabilitation for elderly patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods: Of the patients with PD ≥65 years old who underwent intensive rehabilitation, 17 patients (mean age: 76.5±6.

The power of instruction on retropulsion: A pilot randomized controlled trial of therapeutic exercise focused on ankle joint movement in Parkinson's disease.

Introduction: Although retropulsion is a serious complication of Parkinson's disease (PD), it is unknown whether ankle joint movement patterns can be targeted to treat retropulsion. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise focused on instructions regarding ankle joint movement on retropulsion in PD.

Methods: Twenty patients with moderate PD were randomly allocated to the experimental intervention (INSTR) or control groups.