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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine whether adding motor imagery training (MIT) to conventional exercise training (CET) improves gait and balance in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), compared with CET alone.MethodsThis prospective interventional study was conducted in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) in a tertiary care hospital from January 2021 to May 2022. Fifty patients with Stage 2-4 Hoehn and Yahr PD were included and divided equally into two groups. Group A received only CET, whereas group B received CET and MIT for 12 weeks. Assessment was done at baseline and at four, eight, and 12 weeks using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Timed Up and Go test (TUG), and the Six-minute walk test (6MWT). Data were collected and analysed using various statistical tests by IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 21.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). A p-value ResultsThe two groups were comparable at baseline in terms of their demographic profile. Both groups had significant improvement (pConclusionsIncorporating MIT into CET enhances outcomes related to gait and balance in patients with PD compared to CET alone.
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