Comparing Balance Performance on Force Platform Measures in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and Healthy Adults

Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for Parkinson’s disease cohort and age-matched healthy cohort.

Participant cohort	Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Parkinson’s disease cohort	(1) Idiopathic PD; (2) Dementia based on scores from the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA); (3) Self-reported vestibular pathology; (4) Peripheral neuropathy as assessed by the Semmes Weinstein monofilament test (SWME); (5) Deep brain stimulation; (6) Acute orthopedic injury or surgery that limits the ability to walk or ascend and descend stairs within the past three months; (7) Inability to speak/understand English	(1) Other neurological diagnosis; (2) Hoehn and Yahr stage I–IV; (3) Between 20 and 80 years of age; (4) Functional vision with or without corrective lenses; (5) Ability to walk 300 feet with or without an assistive device with no more than close guard assist; (6) Ability to ascend and descend 6 stairs with or without a railing or assistive device with no more than close guard assist; (7) Stable PD medication for the last three months per patient report
Healthy age-matched cohort	(1) Between 20 and 80 years of age; (2) Functional vision with or without corrective lenses; (3) Able to ascend and descend 6 steps without help from another person, with or without railing; (4) Able to walk 300 feet without assistance