Aerobic Exercise for Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

2014141 citationsReviewgold Open Access

Authors

Haifeng Shu · Chengdu Military General Hospital

Jun Yang · Chengdu Military General Hospital

Sixun Yu · Chengdu Military General Hospital

Haidong Huang · Chengdu Military General Hospital

Ling-Li Jiang · Chengdu Military General Hospital

Jianwen Gu · Chengdu Military General Hospital

Yong-qin Kuang

Abstract

Aerobic exercise showed immediate beneficial effects in improving motor action, balance, and gait in patients with PD. However, given no evidence on follow-up effects, large-scale RCTs with long follow-up are warrant to confirm the current findings.

Topics & Keywords

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 7, pp. e100503-e100503

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100503

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