Effect of Physical Therapy With Music Therapy on Gait, Balance and Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease

Journal

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Year

2020

Abstract

Background: Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive and neurodegenerative disorder. A range of motor and non-motor symptoms may cause postural instability and impaired functional mobility often leading to falls and decrease quality of life. Physical therapy with Music therapy may be promising intervention to improve gait and related activities in Parkinson’s disease. Methodology: Permission was taken from institutional ethical committee. An experimental study was conducted on 30 individual selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Randomized allocation of the participants was done into experimental (Physical therapy with music therapy) and control (Conventional physical therapy) groups. Participants were evaluated pre and post intervention for gait using Dynamic gait index (DGI), balance using Time up and go (TUG) and quality of Life using Parkinson’s disease quality of life 39 (PDQ 39) questionnaire. A six weeks intervention program was given to the patients for four times per week. Result: Data was analyzed using Shapiro-wilk test accordingly parametric or non-parametric test were performed. Between groups comparisons showed extremely significant (p

Music and Health Institute Terms

Gait; Mobility; Music in Combination with Other Techniques; Music Therapy; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Observational Measures; Parkinson's Disease; Physical Therapy; Quality of Life; Subjective Measures

Indexed Terms

body equilibrium; gait; Parkinson disease; physiotherapy; quality of life; Elderly; clinical article; comparative study; controlled study; EMBASE keywords; human; human experiment; parkinsons disease quality of life 39; questionnaire; timed up and go test

Study Type

Randomized Controlled; Trial; Quantitative Methods

Document Type

Article

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