Plantar stimulation alters brain connectivity in idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
Aline de Souza PagnussatAna Paula SalazarCamila PintoRitchele Redivo MarcheseCarlos R M RiederJosé Osmar Alves FilhoAlexandre R FrancoAna Francisca Rozin KleinerPublished in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2020)
Plantar sensory stimulation through AMPS was not able to modify brain activity. AMPS increased the RS brain connectivity mainly in areas related to sensory processing and sensorimotor integration. Plantar stimulation could be a way to improve plantar sensitivity and consequently ameliorate gait performance. However, the mechanisms behind the way AMPS influences brain pathways are still not completely known.