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This study will determine if posture and heart rate variability will significantly improve in Parkinsons disease with camptocormia after osteopathic manual treatments dystonia.
This study will determine if posture and heart rate variability will significantly improve in Parkinsons disease with camptocormia after receiving 8-weekly sessions of the osteopathic manual treatments for truncal flexion dystonia as measured by the distance of the external acoustic meatus from a plumb-line to lateral malleolus, spinal X ray, and heart rate variability.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkinsons fwd posture manual treatment | Active Comparator | Subject will receive the intervention, osteopathic manual treatment protocol. |
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| Parkinsons forward posture | No Intervention | Subjects will receive counseling. | |
| Parkinsons without forward posture | No Intervention | Subjects will receive counseling. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| osteopathic manual therapy | Other | Investigators board certified in osteopathic manual therapy will use their hands in a non-invasive manner to improve dystonia symptoms |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| change in posture | inches of forward head carriage | 8 weeks |
| change in heart rate variability | heart rate changes | 8 weeks |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jayme Mancini, PhD DO | NYIT col osteopathic medicine | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Institute of Technology | Old Westbury | New York | 11568 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010300 | Parkinson Disease |
| D004421 | Dystonia |
| D020211 | Autonomic Dysreflexia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020734 | Parkinsonian Disorders |
| D001480 | Basal Ganglia Diseases |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
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| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D009069 | Movement Disorders |
| D000080874 | Synucleinopathies |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D020820 | Dyskinesias |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001342 | Autonomic Nervous System Diseases |
| D013119 | Spinal Cord Injuries |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |