Description:
The relevance of the research – According to the Lithuania Hygiene Institute health information on the morbidity of the population, the number of people with Parkinson’s disease increased by more than 1000 people to compare 2008 and 2015 statistic information. Most of them live in Kaunas city, about 19 % of patients in Lithuania. According to World Health Organization statistic the number of people with Parkinson’s disease increased from 5 million to 8 million to compare 2004 and 2011 statistic. Parkinson’s disease symptoms such as tremor in rest, motions sickness and balance disorders increase the risk of falls (S. Pérez, J. Quilis, J. Gómez, 2017). Therefore it’s important to evaluate balance correlation between calf size and grip strength parameters of patients with Parkinson disease.
The aim of the research – Determine Balance correlation between calf size and grip strength parameters of patients with Parkinson disease
Tasks of the research:
1. Evaluate balance, calf size and grip strength of patients with Parkinson’s disease and patients without Parkinson disease.
2. Compare balance, calf size and grip strength of patients with Parkinson’s disease to patients without Parkinson’s disease.
3. Determine Balance correlation between calf size and grip strength parameters of patients with Parkinson disease and patients without Parkinson’s disease.
Research subject – Persons were divided into two groups: Group 1: 30 patients with Parkinson's disease (16 women and 14 men). The mean age is 75.85 ± 7.1 years. Group 2: 30 patients without Parkinson's disease (16 women and 14 men). The mean age is 72.67 ± 7.4 years.
Methods of the research:
• To evaluate the static balance – Timed up and go test.
• To evaluate the dynamic balance – Romberg’s test.
• Determine grip strength - Hand dynamometer.
• Anthropometric measurements – Measurement of the calf size.
Results
In the PL group of patients we found correlations between the right grip strength with dynamic balance. Correlations were also between “Romberg” test position – tandem with right grip strength and both calf sizes. And between “Romberg” test position – semi tandem with both
Conclusions:
1. There were no statistically significant differences between the patients with PL and control group grip strength, calf sizes, dynamic and statistic balance, exception of the "Rombergo" test position – tandem.
2. We established a direct statistically significant correlation between the right hand muscle strength and the calf size with a dynamic balance in PL group.
3. There were established direct statistically significant correlations between the right grip strength and calf size with the Rombergo test position with semi- tandem and the both hand grip strength with the Rombergo test position – tandem.
In the control group, we found a direct statistically significant correlation between right and left grip strength with dynamic balance and at the "Rombergo" test position – semi tandem and tandem