Purpose: We examined the association of activities of daily living (ADL), mobility and balance ability, and symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) with the masses and amounts of intramuscular non-contractile tissue of the trunk and lower extremity muscles in patients with PD.
Methods: The subjects were 11 community-dwelling patients with PD. ADL were assessed using the Functional Independence Measure.
Neurol Sci
June 2022
Objective: This study compared the masses and amounts of intramuscular non-contractile tissue of the trunk and lower extremity muscles, sagittal spinal alignment, and mobility and balance ability between patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and older adults.
Methods: This study included 26 older adults (control [CTR] group) and eight patients with PD (PD group). Muscle thicknesses and echo intensities of the trunk and lower extremity muscles were measured using an ultrasound imaging device.
Purpose: Comparison of not only the upper and lower extremity but also trunk muscle masses measured by means of an ultrasound imaging device between children with Down syndrome (DS) and children with typical development (TD).
Methods: The study included 35 children with TD (TD group) and 26 children with DS (DS group). The upper and lower extremity and trunk muscle thicknesses were measured using an ultrasound imaging device.
Hum Mov Sci
December 2021