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• Treadmill Incline Training Improves Walking Speed of Parkinson’s Patients, Study Finds February 7, 2019 Eight weeks of training on a treadmill with continuously varying surface inclines improved gait disturbances, particularly walking speed, in Parkinson’s disease patients, researchers report. Their finding were published in the study, “Exploring gait adaptations to perturbed and conventional treadmill training in Parkinson’s disease: Time-course, sustainability, and transfer,” in the journal Human Movement Science. As the disease progresses, Parkinson’s patients experience an…
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• A comprehensive Movement and Motion training program improves mobility in Parkinson's disease. June 13, 2019 Related ArticlesA comprehensive Movement and Motion training program improves mobility in Parkinson's disease. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2019 Jun 11;: Authors: Krishnamurthi N, Murphey C, Driver-Dunckley E Abstract BACKGROUND: Mobility in Parkinson's disease (PD) is restricted due to impairments in gait and postural control. Although typical dance-based movement programs are beneficial in PD, many did not improve gait which may be…
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• Study finds that typing speed could indicate Parkinson’s September 26, 2018 New research from Charles Sturt University, Queensland, Australia, has suggested that a person’s typing speed could be an early indicator of Parkinson’s. As part of the study, researchers used a computer programme to record the typing speed of 76 individuals – 27 of which had Parkinson’s – over a period of nine months. Researchers found they were able to detect…
• “Parkinson’s is left outside the door, they come here to dance” December 6, 2017 Ballerinas buoy the moods of 50 people with Parkinson’s each week at specialised dance classes in London. Here, writer Fiona Kingston takes part in a class and learns how movement therapy improves both the self-esteem and agility of participants In a quiet street in Kingston, London, UK, live music and animated conversation flood out of a stylish dance studio. The…
• Trunk Exercises May Improve Balance in Parkinson’s Disease, Study Finds March 20, 2019 Exercise and fall prevention education can improve front-to-back trunk mobility in Parkinson’s patients with a history of falls, according to a Phase 2 clinical trial. The study, “Trunk exercises improve gait symmetry in Parkinson disease: A blind phase II randomized-controlled trial” was published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. People with Parkinson’s disease are twice as likely…
• Boxing May Improve Quality of Life for Parkinson’s Patients, Study Finds March 9, 2020 A non-contact boxing program could improve quality of life and willingness to exercise in people with Parkinson’s disease, new data shows. A preliminary study with these findings will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology‘s Annual Meeting, to be held in Toronto at the end of April. “Moderate exercise has long been associated with having positive impact on some…
• MOBILITY DISORDERS IN STROKE, PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A MULTICENTER CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. July 26, 2019 MOBILITY DISORDERS IN STROKE, PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: A MULTICENTER CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Jul 22;: Authors: Cattaneo D, Gervasoni E, Pupillo E, Bianchi E, Aprile I, Imbimbo I, Russo R, Cruciani A, Jonsdottir J, Agostini M, Beghi E, NEUROFALL Group§ Abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare mobility in multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease (PD) and stroke,…
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• Parkinson’s Patients Report Orchestrating Their Daily Lives Around Their Decreased Balance Control, Study Finds February 13, 2020 People with Parkinson’s disease reported a need for increased planning in their lives due to limited mobility and restrictions in everyday life caused by a decrease in their balance control, a study shows.  Study participants described using specific movement and cognitive strategies as a consequence of not trusting their bodies’ capacity to control balance. Their ability to engage in social…
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