OF REVIEW: Balance depends on accurate perception of self-motion and verticality and on multisensory integration for stance, and gait. In Parkinson's disease, balance is commonly impaired and variably affected by treatment. Although vestibular and multisensory contributions are increasingly recognized, progress is limited by fragmented evidence, inconsistent methods, and artifact-prone measures....
No actionable change for immediate clinical practice — this is an expert consensus roadmap intended to guide future research directions rather than endorse specific treatments.
A consensus roadmap for multimodal balance research in Parkinson's disease could standardise outcome measures and accelerate development of effective interventions for a major cause of falls and disability.
- 01Expert consensus review covers multisensory integration, stance, and gait dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.
- 02Roadmap addresses both research gaps and potential intervention strategies for balance dysfunction.
- 03Multimodal (combined sensory and motor) approaches are framed as central to progress in this field.
- 04Content is expert-opinion level; no new primary data are presented.
- 05Relevant to balance-focused audiologists and vestibular specialists treating neurological populations.
Multimodal approaches to assessing and treating balance dysfunction in Parkinson's disease represent the most promising path for research and intervention.
opinionpartially supported- PMID
- 42307076
- DOI
- 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001502.
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Neurology
- Publication type
- review
- Evidence level
- 5
- Population
- Adults with Parkinson's disease experiencing balance dysfunction
- Intervention
- Multimodal approaches to balance assessment and intervention (multisensory integration, stance, gait)
Primary outcomes
Consensus recommendations for research priorities in Parkinson's balance dysfunction; Intervention strategies for multisensory balance deficits in Parkinson's disease