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Jiménez Barrios, María González Bernal, Jerónimo Cubo Delgado, Esther Gabriel Galán, José María García López, Beatriz Berardi, Anna Tofani, Marco Galeoto, Giovanni Matthews, Martin J. A. Santamaría Peláez, Mirian González Santos, Josefa 2024-03-15T10:39:22Z 2024-03-15T10:39:22Z 2023-03 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8838 10.3390/ijerph20064995 1660-4601 Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, neurodegenerative movement disorder, whose symptoms have a negative impact on quality of life and functionality. Although its main treatment is pharmacological, non-pharmacological aids such as the dynamic elastomeric fabric orthosis (DEFO) merit an evaluation. Our objective is to assess the DEFO in upper limb (UL) functional mobility and in the quality of life of PD patients. A total of 40 patients with PD participated in a randomized controlled crossover study, and were assigned to a control group (CG) and to an experimental group (EG). Both groups used the DEFO for two months, the experimental group the first two months of the study and the control group the last two. Motor variables were measured in the ON and OFF states at the baseline assessment and at two months. Differences from the baseline assessment were observed in some motor items of the Kinesia assessment, such as rest tremor, amplitude, rhythm or alternating movements in the ON and OFF states with and without orthosis. No differences were found in the unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale (UPDRS) or the PD quality-of-life questionnaire. The DEFO improves some motor aspects of the UL in PD patients but this does not translate to the amelioration of the standard of functional and quality-of-life scales. This study was supported by grants for the financing of research projects in biomedicine, health management and social health care approved by the Regional Health Management of the Junta de Castilla y León (No. EXP. GRS2020/A/19). Regional Health Management of Castilla y León–Sacyl GRS/2010/A/19. application/pdf eng MDPI International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023, V. 20, n. 6, 4995 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064995 Atribución 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Parkinson’s disease Dynamic elastomeric fabric orthosis Functionality Quality of life Non-pharmacological treatment Sistema nervioso-Enfermedades Medicina Neurología Farmacología Nervous system-Diseases Medicine Neurology Pharmacology Functionality and Quality of Life with Parkinson’s Disease after Use of a Dynamic Upper Limb Orthosis: A Pilot Study info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 6