Southard Veronica, DiFrancisco-Donoghue Joanne, Mackay James, Idjadi Stephanie, Wright Neil
Associate Professor Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, New York Institute of Technology, Building 500, Room 501, Old Westbury, NY 11568.
New York Institute of Technology, Building 500, Room 501, Old Westbury, NY 11568.
Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2016 Jul;10(3):373-80.
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) include bradykinesia, gait abnormalities, balance deficits, restless leg syndrome, and muscular fatigue. Compression garments (CG) have been shown to improve performance in athletes by increasing venous return and reduce lactic acid.
Assess the effect of compression garments on the performance of 3 standardized functional tests in persons with PD.
The functional tests selected represented strength, endurance, and mobility measures in individuals with PD. Nineteen males and 2 females (age 48-85) with PD participated in this cross-over design study. Subjects were randomly assigned to test under two conditions on two separate days: 1) wearing below knee CG 2) wearing sham stockings. Outcome measures included 5 Times Sit to Stand (5XSTS), gait speed, and 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT). There were seven days between trials.
A paired t-test was used for each dependent variable. Significance was set at p < 0.05. There were no significant differences found between the CG and sham socks for all outcome measures. Paired t-tests for the dependent variables were Gait Speed p=.729; 5XSTS p=.880; 6MWT .265; RPE p. =1.00.
Data to support the use of compression garments for enhanced proprioception, muscle power, speed, and endurance is in need of further study with the PD population. In particular, it is recommended that future studies assess the possible physiological benefits of compression garments when worn during exercise interventions.
帕金森病（PD）的症状包括运动迟缓、步态异常、平衡缺陷、不安腿综合征和肌肉疲劳。压缩服装（CG）已被证明可通过增加静脉回流来提高运动员的表现，并减少乳酸。
评估压缩服装对帕金森病患者三项标准化功能测试表现的影响。
所选的功能测试代表了帕金森病患者的力量、耐力和活动能力指标。19名男性和2名女性（年龄48 - 85岁）帕金森病患者参与了这项交叉设计研究。受试者被随机分配在两个不同的日子里在两种条件下进行测试：1）穿着膝下压缩服装；2）穿着假袜子。结果指标包括5次坐立试验（5XSTS）、步速和6分钟步行试验（6MWT）。两次试验之间间隔七天。
对每个因变量使用配对t检验。显著性水平设定为p < 0.05。在所有结果指标方面，压缩服装组和假袜子组之间未发现显著差异。因变量的配对t检验结果为：步速p = 0.729；5XSTS p = 0.880；6MWT p = 0.265；主观用力程度（RPE）p = 1.00。
支持使用压缩服装来增强本体感觉、肌肉力量、速度和耐力的数据，在帕金森病患者群体中还需要进一步研究。特别是，建议未来的研究评估在运动干预期间穿着压缩服装可能带来的生理益处。
