Associação da mobilidade de tronco com a funcionalidade de indivíduos com doença de Parkinson: mobilidade de tronco no parkinson

Abstract

Introdução: One of the motor manifestations in Parkinson's disease (PD) is in axial stiffness. Lack of trunk mobility may cause problems in gait, posture and balance leading to functional deficits. Objective: To verify the influence of trunk mobility on the functionality of individuals with PD. Methodology: A cross-sectional study, conducted at the Physiotherapy School Clinic of the Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas-RS, with a sample of 16 individuals with a medical diagnosis of PD.Participants completed an identification form and were then assessed using the Hoehn & Yahr (H&Y), Trunk Mobility (EMT) and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Assessment (UPDRS-III) scales.Spearman's or Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to assess the association between the variables and the significance level used was 5% (p <0.05). Results: The average age was 66.69(10.22) years, with 160.13(133.35) months of diagnosis of PD.There was a low correlation between EMT and UPDRS-III (p = 0.157). However, the correlation between the H&Y scale with EMT (p = 0.003) and UPDRS-III (p = 0.014) as well as the age with UPDRSIII (p = 0.042) was statistically significant. Conclusion: The younger individuals presented better functionality and those with lower disease severity presented better trunk mobility in the same way as the functionality.