High intensity eccentric resistance training decreases bradykinesia and improves quality of life in persons with Parkinson’s disease: A preliminary study.
Dibble LE, Hale TF, Marcus RL, Gerber JP, Lastayo PC This studt examined changes in muscle force production, clinical measures of bradykinesia, and quality of life following 12 weeks of a high intensity eccentric resistance exercise program in persons with mild to moderate PD. Twenty individuals with idiopathic PD were matched into an experimental or [...]
Rehabilitation treatment of gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease with freezing: A comparison between two physical therapy protocols using visual and auditory cues with or without treadmill training.
Frazzitta G, Maestri R, Uccellini D, Bertotti G, Abelli P This study investigated the effectiveness of a new rehabilitation strategy based on treadmill training associated with auditory and visual cues. Forty Parkinsonian patients with freezing were randomly assigned to two groups: Group 1 underwent a rehabilitation program based on treadmill training associated with auditory and [...]
The effects of exercise on balance in persons with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review across the disability spectrum.
Dibble LE, Addison O, Papa E This project sought to systematically review studies that examined the impact of exercise interventions on balance outcomes for people with Parkinson's disease, within the categories defined by the World Health Organization in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model. Within the Body Structure and Function category, [...]
The effects of exercise on balance in persons with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review across the disability spectrum.
Dibble LE, Addison O, Papa E. This project sought to systematically review studies that examined the impact of exercise interventions on balance outcomes for people with Parkinson's disease, within the categories defined by the World Health Organization in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model. A systematic review of medical literature databases [...]
Delaying Mobility Disability in People With Parkinson Disease Using a Sensorimotor Agility Exercise Program
King, L. A, Horak, F. B This article introduces a new framework for therapists to develop an exercise program to delay mobility disability in people with Parkinson disease (PD). Mobility, or the ability to efficiently navigate and function in a variety of environments, requires balance, agility, and flexibility, all of which are affected by PD. [...]
External focus instructions reduce postural instability in individuals with Parkinson disease.
Wulf G, Landers M, Lewthwaite R, Töllner T This study examined the generalizability of the attentional focus effect to balance in older adults with PD. Fourteen participants diagnosed with idiopathic PD (Hoehn and Yahr stages II and III) were asked to balance on an unstable surface (inflated rubber disk). In counterbalanced orders, they were instructed [...]
Changes in walking activity and endurance following rehabilitation for people with Parkinson disease.
White DK, Wagenaar RC, Ellis TD, Tickle-Degnen L The objective of this study was to investigate changes in walking activity and endurance after interdisciplinary rehabilitation in people with Parkinson disease (PD). Participants had mild to moderate PD (Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-3) and underwent one of three experimental conditions lasting 6 weeks in duration: (1) [...]
A randomized controlled trial of movement strategies compared with exercise for people with Parkinson’s disease.
Morris ME, Iansek R, Kirkwood B This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted to compare the effects of movement rehabilitation strategies and exercise therapy in hospitalized patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Participants were randomly assigned to a group that received movement strategy training or musculoskeletal exercises during 2 consecutive weeks of hospitalization. The movement strategy [...]
Tai Chi improves balance and mobility in people with Parkinson disease
Madeleine E. Hackney, Gammon M. Earhart This pilot study examines the effects of Tai Chi on balance, gait and mobility in people with Parkinson disease (PD). Thirty-three people with PD were randomly assigned to either a Tai Chi group or a control group. The Tai Chi group participated in 20 1-h long training sessions completed [...]
Gait festination and freezing in Parkinson’s disease: Pathogenesis and rehabilitation.
Morris ME, Iansek R, Galna B Freezing and festination during gait are common yet poorly understood motor control deficits in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). As a basis for evidence based clinical decision making during rehabilitation, this issue explores the underlying factors associated with freezing of gait in PD. It is argued that disorders of [...]
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