{"id":3133,"date":"2022-04-24T09:41:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T09:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaitbetter.com\/?p=3133"},"modified":"2025-07-28T10:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:15:32","slug":"top-gait-training-exercises-for-pd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaitbetter.com\/de\/top-gait-training-exercises-for-pd\/","title":{"rendered":"Top gait training exercises for Parkinson’s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Parkinson\u2019s disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease. It is known for its characteristic gait, especially in the later stages of the disease, that can lead to an increased risk of falls and fractures. In this article, we will discuss top gait training exercises for parkinson’s disease that physical therapists can adopt to improve PD management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Parkinson’s gait problems\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>

PD gait typically involves small, shuffling steps and difficulty picking up the feet. Gait changes in PD may be episodic or continuous. Episodic changes, may be freezing of gait, which may come on suddenly and randomly. Continuous changes are constant while walking, for example walking more slowly.<\/span><\/p>

In PD, there is a lack of dopamine production in the substantia nigra, resulting in a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder. This disorder is characterized by bradykinesia, gait disturbance, rigidity, and tremor. Balance and postural stability impairments are likely to contribute to the increased risk of falls and fractures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Compared with healthy age-matched controls, patients with Parkinson’s Disease show altered weight shifting, use a modified ankle joint motion before lift-off, and land with weight shifted posteriorly in response to perturbations of balance with a backward waist pull.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Typical parkinson’s gait pattern\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>

With PD, a person’s gait often becomes impaired as the disease progresses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

These impairments may include:<\/span><\/p>