The Effect of Compensation Strategies on Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease

"All participants that are included come to the movement lab for the baseline measurement. The baseline measurement consists out of extensive clinimetrics (for example MDS-UPDRS) to identify patient characteristics. With the use of an objective gait assessment, the effectiveness of both internal and external cueing is determined. This will divide the participants in three groups; responders, non-responders and in between. Participants who clearly respond to either internal or external cueing (determined as the responders) are asked to apply the working form of cueing in daily life during the six-month follow-up. During this period the participants will use a mobile application that can provide them with a rhythmic auditory stimulus and records the use of this application.~After 6 months, both the responders and non-responders are asked to return to the lab for the follow up measurement in which the baseline measurement is repeated to evaluate the effect of long-term cueing."