Rehabilitation for Parkinson's disease: current outlook and future challenges

G Abbruzzese, R Marchese, L Avanzino… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rehabilitation is considered as an adjuvant to pharmacological and surgical treatments for
Parkinson's disease (PD) to maximize functional ability and minimize secondary …

Long-term effects of exercise and physical therapy in people with Parkinson disease

MK Mak, IS Wong-Yu, X Shen, CL Chung - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative movement disorder with
symptoms reflecting various impairments and functional limitations, such as postural …

Impact of physical therapy for Parkinson's disease: a critical review of the literature

G Kwakkel, CJT De Goede, EEH Van Wegen - Parkinsonism & related …, 2007 - Elsevier
A systematic review of the literature found 23 randomized clinical trials reflecting specific
core areas of physical therapy (PT), that is, transfer, posture, balance, reaching and …

Evidence for early and regular physical therapy and exercise in Parkinson's disease

TD Ellis, C Colón-Semenza, TR DeAngelis… - Seminars in …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Advances in medical management of Parkinson's disease (PD) have resulted in living
longer with disability. Although disability worsens over the course of the disease, there are …

Neurorehabilitation for Parkinson's disease: future perspectives for behavioural adaptation

MS Ekker, S Janssen, J Nonnekes, BR Bloem… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2016 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder, resulting in both motor and
non-motor symptoms that significantly reduce quality of life. Treatment consists of both …

Rehabilitation for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review of available evidence

H Gage, L Storey - Clinical rehabilitation, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To systematically review the available evidence on the effectiveness of
nonpharmacological rehabilitation interventions for people with Parkinson's disease, and …

Physiotherapy in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of present treatment modalities

DLM Radder, A Lígia Silva de Lima… - … and neural repair, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Physiotherapy is a commonly prescribed intervention for people with
Parkinson's disease (PD). Conventional types of physiotherapy have been studied …

Comparison of strength training, aerobic training, and additional physical therapy as supplementary treatments for Parkinson's disease: pilot study

A Carvalho, D Barbirato, N Araujo… - … interventions in aging, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Physical rehabilitation is commonly used in patients with Parkinson's disease
(PD) to improve their health and alleviate the symptoms. Objective We compared the effects …

Physical therapy and occupational therapy in Parkinson's disease

DLM Radder, IH Sturkenboom… - International Journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Current medical management is only partially effective in controlling the symptoms of
Parkinson's disease. As part of comprehensive multidisciplinary care, physical therapy and …

[PDF][PDF] Exercise and neuroplasticity in persons living with Parkinson's disease

MA Hirsch, BG Farley - Eur J Phys Rehabil Med, 2009 - researchgate.net
For many years, exercise was not a recommended rehabilitation strategy for persons with a
diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). Since it was believed that exercise had no …