Personalized rehabilitation assessment of locomotor functions in Parkinson disease using three-dimensional video analysis of motions

Parkinson disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. Its main clinical manifestation is movement disorders. The study of innovative objective methods for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of movement disorders in PD is relevant and in demand taking into account the slowly progressive course of the disease and the complex set of symptoms that subsequently forms a characteristic movement pattern. This article provides an example of a personalized rehabilitation assessment of biomechanical manifestations of the gait function of a patient with exacted diagnosis, stage 3.5 PD according to Hoehn and Yahr, by means of the method of three-dimensional motion video analysis using the Vicon Motion Capture Systems soft-hardware complex. The patient has postural and gait disorders. This method was applied after a rehabilitation course based on the activation of lifting the foot from the support surface (“back push”). Changes in the tempo and rhythm parameters of gait in a patient with PD in comparison to a healthy person were revealed: acceleration of walking pace with shortening of the length of single and double step, a decrease in the time of limb advancement, acceleration of the moment of heel rise and a decrease in walking pace. Analysis of the locomotion also revealed a decrease in the amplitude of flexion-extension in the coxofemoral joint, knee joint and tibio-tarsic on the side with more pronounced Parkinsonism. Insufficient knee flexion and hip extension, excessive dorsal flexion of the foot with insufficient plantar flexion were noted. Revealing the last features of locomotion in a particular case allows one to make a plan for a targeted personalized rehabilitation program for a given patient. Thus, the method of three-dimensional video analysis is a valuable diagnostic tool that makes it possible to objectively assess the existing violations of locomotion and identify the targets of rehabilitation.

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