Physical therapy in Huntington's disease – preliminary results of an ongoing study

Background: Huntington's Disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to motor deficits as well as cognitive and psychiatric symptoms. Motor deficits, e.g. chorea, account for a higher risk of falls among HD patients. Zinzi et al. showed that an intensive inpatient training with physical therapy and other types of training can improve functional and motor performance in this patient group (Zinzi et al., 2007). Objective: To investigate whether a regular outpatient physical therapy training improves postural stability. Patients and methods: 11 HD patients in early to middle stages of disease received o…