Samba, deep water, and poles: a framework for exercise prescription in Parkinson's disease

LA Peyré-Tartaruga, FG Martinez, APJ Zanardi… - Sport sciences for …, 2022 - Springer
Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that leads to tremor, slowness, muscle stiffness, and
other movement disorders. The benefits of exercise for reducing disability in individuals with …

Instruments to evaluate mobility capacity of older adults during hospitalization: A systematic review

KVRS Menezes, C Auger… - Archives of gerontology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Independent mobility is a key factor in predicting morbidity and determining hospital
discharge readiness for older patients. The main objective was identify and appraise …

Remediation of cognitive and motor functions in Tunisian elderly patients with mild Alzheimer's disease: implications of music therapy and/or physical rehabilitation

S Chéour, C Chéour, T Gendreau… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of music therapy (MT) and/or physical
rehabilitation (PR) on cognitive and motor function in elderly Tunisian male and female …

Physical activity and physical fitness of adults with intellectual disabilities in group homes in Hong Kong

BC Chow, PHN Choi, WYJ Huang - International journal of environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) typically have a sedentary lifestyle and higher rates of
overweight and obesity. This study describes the habitual daily physical activity (PA) and the …

Effects of innovative hip-knee-ankle interlimb coordinated robot training on ambulation, cardiopulmonary function, depression, and fall confidence in acute hemiplegia

C Park, M Oh-Park, C Dohle, A Bialek… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
BACKGROUND: While Walkbot-assisted locomotor training (WLT) provided ample evidence
on balance and gait improvements, the therapeutic effects on cardiopulmonary and …

Adding meaning to physical fitness test results in individuals with intellectual disabilities

A Oppewal, TIM Hilgenkamp - Disability and Rehabilitation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Evaluating physical fitness in individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) is
challenging, and a multitude of different versions of tests exist. However, psychometric …

Effects of a 6‐Week Faroese Chain Dance Programme on Postural Balance, Physical Function, and Health Profile in Elderly Subjects: A Pilot Study

J Hofgaard, G Ermidis, M Mohr - BioMed research international, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The present pilot study investigates the impact of a Faroese chain dance intervention on
health profile, mobility, and postural balance in elderly subjects. Healthy elderly subjects (n …

Intellectual disability, exercise and aging: The IDEA study: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

GR Oviedo, C Javierre, M Font-Farré, N Tamulevicius… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have low levels of physical activity (PA)
together with accelerated aging profiles. Adherence to PA interventions for persons with ID …

Impact of Prescribed Exercise on the Physical and Cognitive Health of Adults with Down Syndrome: The MinDSets Study

V Merzbach, M Ferrandino, M Gernigon… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The duplication of chromosome 21, as evidenced in Down Syndrome (DS), has been linked
to contraindications to health, such as chronotropic and respiratory incompetence …

Feasibility of a dance and exercise with music programme on adults with intellectual disability

D Martínez‐Aldao, I Martínez‐Lemos… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Research regarding the feasibility and effects of dancing and exercise with
musical support programmes on the physical fitness of adults with intellectual disability (ID) …