THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
Compensatory Tips
• Wide, staggered stance with ADL performance
• Scanning environment before walking
• Tilting head down to assist with looking down
• Avoid bending low and standing up quickly to prevent posterior LOB
Research Articles Suteerawattananon M, MacNeill B, Protas EJ. Supported treadmill training for gait and balance in a patient with progressive supranuclear palsy. Phys Ther 2002 May; 82( 5): 485-95.
Steffen TM, Boeve BF, Mollinger-Riemann LA, Petersen CM. Long-term locomotor training for gait and balance in a patient with mixed progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration. Phys Ther 2007 Aug; 87( 8): 1078-87.
Zampieri C, Di Fabio RP. Balance and eye movement training to improve gait in people with progressive supranuclear palsy: quasi-randomized clinical trial. Phys Ther 2008 Dec; 88( 12): 1460-73.
Nicolai S, et al. Improvement of balance after audio-biofeedback. A six-week intervention study in patients with progressive supranuclear palsy. Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2010 Aug; 43( 4): 224-8.
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Winter Y, et al. Health-related quality of life in multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy. Neurodegener Dis. 2011; 8( 6): 438-46.