To examine the feasibility of axial rolling using predetermined criteria, and explore changes in balance and mobility following axial rolling in people with Parkinson's disease (PD).
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable clinical change — this is a small pilot RCT in Parkinson's disease focused on balance/mobility; it has no direct audiology or vestibular rehabilitation application established by this study.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Although tangential to audiology, balance rehabilitation research in Parkinson's disease is relevant to audiologists and vestibular specialists who co-manage fall risk in this population.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Single-blind randomised controlled pilot study examining axial rolling in Parkinson's disease patients.
- 02Outcomes focused on balance and functional mobility — not hearing or vestibular function directly.
- 03As a pilot study, findings are preliminary and not yet sufficient to change practice.
- 04Study design (RCT, single-blind) is appropriate for a feasibility investigation at this stage.
✦ Claims & Evidence ✦
ClaimEvidenceSupport
Axial rolling is a feasible intervention for improving balance and functional mobility in people with Parkinson's disease.
studypartially supported✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42227342
- DOI
- 10.1080/09638288.2026.2683006.
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 1b
- Population
- People with Parkinson's disease
- Intervention
- Axial rolling (guided body-roll movement technique)
- Comparator
- Control group (standard care or no intervention, as implied by RCT design)
Primary outcomes
Balance; Functional mobility