Ice skating is safe and skillfully preserved amongst some people living with Parkinson's disease : possibility of neurotherapeutic inervention

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dc.contributor.authorMercier, Brittany Paige Theresa
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorDoan, Jon B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-05T17:35:18Z
dc.date.available2017-10-05T17:35:18Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractSome people living with Parkinson’s disease (PLwPD) have been observed to have a preserved ability to ice skate. We examined kinematic parameters of ice skating and the immediately preceding and proceeding walking parameters amongst PLwPD to quantify skating preservation and determine if there are gait improvements. During ice skating trials PLwPD were able to maintain similar step length and velocity as older adult controls (OAC). Immediately walking post skating velocity and double stance support time improved. Locomotion was assessed during doorway crossing, an obstacle that increases motor impairments amongst some PLwPD. Ice skating through a doorway had similar results for both step length and velocity for PLwPD and OAC. Walking through a doorway after skating showed significant improvement to step length. These results quantitatively verify that ice skating is a preserved skill amongst some PLwPD in obstructed and unobstructed conditions, and that ice skating yields immediate improvements to gait parametersen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEmmy Droog Research Funding Alberta Innovates Health Solutionsen_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/4925
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0382en_US
dc.proquest.subject0317en_US
dc.proquest.subject0566en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Kinesiology & Physical Educationen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Educationen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectdoorway crossing testen_US
dc.subjectgait parametersen_US
dc.subjectice skating skill retentionen_US
dc.subjectneurotherapeutic interventionen_US
dc.subjectparadoxical kinesiaen_US
dc.subjectParkinson's diseaseen_US
dc.titleIce skating is safe and skillfully preserved amongst some people living with Parkinson's disease : possibility of neurotherapeutic inerventionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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