Freezing of gait and activity limitations in people with parkinson's disease

Abstract

Tan DM, McGinley JL, Danoudis ME, Iansek R, Morris ME. Freezing of gait and activity limitations in people with Parkinson's disease. Objectives: To investigate the relationships between freezing of gait (FOG) and activity limitations in ambulant people with Parkinson's disease (PD), and to explore the contribution of FOG and gait hypokinesia to activity limitations after adjusting for the effects of disease severity. Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional design. Setting: Participants were recruited from neurologists' clinics and the general public in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Participants: Volunteers were screened for eligibility using the following inclusion criteria: diagnosis of..