Multicomponent and mat Pilates training increased gait speed in individuals with Parkinson's disease when walking and carrying a load: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial.
Júlia O FariaLucas Resende SousaAna Cláudia Pamplona DorásioMiriam Pimenta PereiraRenato MoraesLuciano Fernandes CrozaraCamilla Zamfolini HallalPublished in: Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy (2023)
Both groups had positive effects on gait speed with load transport resulting from the two proposed interventions. However, the MPT group showed a spatiotemporal adjustment of speed and cadence that can increase gait stability, which was not found in the MCT group.