Motor Learning-based Clinical Pilates Rehabilitation Protocol for Patients with Parkinson's Disease

This test is measured using a ruler and this gives the simple reaction time. The participant sits against the wall with the toe at a distance of 2.5 cm and the heel at a distance of 5 cm from the wall. The test administrator holds the reaction ruler between the wall and the participant's foot and releases the ruler as soon as the participant is ready. The participant tries to hold the falling ruler by squeezing it against the wall. It will be measured 20 times. Five best and five worst values will be discarded and the average of the remaining measurement will be taken.

Gait and Balance Scale (GABS) consists of historical information and examination of 14 different gait and balance parameters designed to assess the severity of these functional domains. Thirty-five patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), Hoehn and Yahr stages 1 - 3, were tested. Items 1 to 17 GABS are scored on a scale of 0 to 4 (0 being normal and 4 being the worst). Items 18- 24 are scored on a scale 0 to 1 or 0 to 2 (0 being normal and 1 or 2 being abnormal).

Gait and Balance Scale (GABS) consists of timed tasks to assess gait speed and the 'up-and-go' test. Timed tasks provide valuable information about the gait cycle by measuring speed of walking, variation between the normal and fast gait speed, stand-walk-sit time and cadence.

A balance test designed to measure stability limits. The patient is asked to raise the dominant arm 90 ° and place it at the shoulder level and extend as far as it can go forward, without loss of movement or balance in the feet. Reduced ability to reach indicates an increased risk of falling in the future.

When the command is given, the patient gets up from a normal chair, walks 3 meters, turns and walks back to the chair and sits down. The time starts when the command is given and ends when the person sits back in the chair.

This test is used to measure a person's static and dynamic balance performance. It is effective in assessing postural control and predicting the risk of falling. It is a 14-item test that uses 0 to 4 sequential scoring for each item. The total score range is from 0 to 56 and a higher score indicates a better balance.

The severity of motor symptoms will be assessed with the UPDRS III. (1) bradykinesia (finger taps, hand movements, rapid alternating movements of hand, leg agility, body bradykinesia and hypokinesia); (2) rigidity; (3) tremor (tremor at rest, action or postural tremor of hands); and (4) axial symptoms (arising from chair, posture, gait, postural stability).