Adaptive Riding: An Intervention to Improve Falls in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease

Findings suggest improvements, trending toward significance, in these specific variables: 1) confidence walking on different surfaces (e.g. ramp, parking lot, mall (p=.06); 2) overall Tinetti score ( x ̄ =22.6, to x ̄ =24.2), 3) gait [path( x ̄ =1.44, to x ̄ =1.78), trunk ( x ̄ =1.11 to x ̄ =1.44), walking time ( x ̄ =.89 to x ̄ =1)], 4) balance [chair stand ( x ̄ =1.56,to x ̄ =1.67), nudged( x ̄ =1.67, to x ̄ =1.89), step continuity( x ̄ =.67 to x ̄ =.78), and steadiness( x ̄ =.67 to x ̄ =1)].

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