Exercise to Improve Spinal Flexibility and Function for People with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

1998204 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Margaret Schenkman · American Physical Therapy Association

Toni M. Cutson · Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

Maggie Kuchibhatla · Center for Human Reproduction

Julie Chandler · Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)

Carl F. Pieper · Duke Medical Center

Laurie Ray · Center for Human Reproduction

Kathryn Cotter Laub

Abstract

Study results demonstrate that improvements in axial mobility and physical performance can be achieved with a 10-week exercise program for people in the early and midstages of PD.

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Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

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Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 46, Issue 10, pp. 1207-1216

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb04535.x

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