Paratonia . the pathological neurological tone increase that we see by elderly with dementia, is present in early part of this disease by some people. Still I have read that some paratonia could be present by all elderly and that could be the reason for difficulties in balances (Question 1)
But could be the increase of parationia also be done by the aswsistance that this people need by the movements that they make through the day.
Pulling someone up out the chair asked from the other an counter action with an increase of the tone and ( Question 2) could that explane faster increase beside of course the profression of this neurological disease.