Table 2

Proprioceptive inaccuracies in the treated PD patients in the “off” compared with the “on” state

Off medications (n=17) On medications (n=17) p Value
Side to side elbow comparison: incorrect trials5.7 (2.6)7.4 (4.4)0.03
Matching contralateral elbow: angular error3.4 (1.4)4.3 (1.5)0.005
Proprioceptive recall:
 Spatial error (cm)7.2 (2.4)8 (3.2)0.04
 Distance error (cm)0.7 (1.3)0.9 (1.6)NS
  • Values are group averages (SD).