Effects of a Flexibility and Relaxation Programme, Walking, and Nordic Walking on Parkinson's Disease
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) progress despite optimized medical treatment. The present study investigated the effects of a flexibility and relaxation programme, walking, and Nordic walking (NW) on walking speed, stride length, stride length variability, Parkinson-specific disability (UP...
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| description | Symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) progress despite optimized medical treatment. The present study investigated the effects of a flexibility and relaxation programme, walking, and Nordic walking (NW) on walking speed, stride length, stride length variability, Parkinson-specific disability (UPDRS), and health-related quality of life (PDQ 39). 90 PD patients were randomly allocated to the 3 treatment groups. Patients participated in a 6-month study with 3 exercise sessions per week, each lasting 70 min. Assessment after completion of the training showed that pain was reduced in all groups, and balance and health-related quality of life were improved. Furthermore, walking, and Nordic walking improved stride length, gait variability, maximal walking speed, exercise capacity at submaximal level, and PD disease-specific disability on the UPDRS in addition. Nordic walking was superior to the flexibility and relaxation programme and walking in improving postural stability, stride length, gait pattern and gait variability. No significant injuries occurred during the training. All patients of the Nordic walking group continued Nordic walking after completing the study. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-856bb42b97ed4a25a1b36f15f6f28bb52025-02-03T05:54:12ZengWileyJournal of Aging Research2090-22122011-01-01201110.4061/2011/232473232473Effects of a Flexibility and Relaxation Programme, Walking, and Nordic Walking on Parkinson's DiseaseI. Reuter0S. Mehnert1P. Leone2M. Kaps3M. Oechsner4M. Engelhardt5Department of Neurology, Justus Liebig University, Am Steg 14, 35392 Giessen, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, Justus Liebig University, Am Steg 14, 35392 Giessen, GermanySoemmerring Institute, Bad Nauheim, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, Justus Liebig University, Am Steg 14, 35392 Giessen, GermanyParkinsonklinik Bad Nauheim, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Klinikum Osnabrück, 49076 Osnabrück, GermanySymptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) progress despite optimized medical treatment. The present study investigated the effects of a flexibility and relaxation programme, walking, and Nordic walking (NW) on walking speed, stride length, stride length variability, Parkinson-specific disability (UPDRS), and health-related quality of life (PDQ 39). 90 PD patients were randomly allocated to the 3 treatment groups. Patients participated in a 6-month study with 3 exercise sessions per week, each lasting 70 min. Assessment after completion of the training showed that pain was reduced in all groups, and balance and health-related quality of life were improved. Furthermore, walking, and Nordic walking improved stride length, gait variability, maximal walking speed, exercise capacity at submaximal level, and PD disease-specific disability on the UPDRS in addition. Nordic walking was superior to the flexibility and relaxation programme and walking in improving postural stability, stride length, gait pattern and gait variability. No significant injuries occurred during the training. All patients of the Nordic walking group continued Nordic walking after completing the study.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/232473 |
| spellingShingle | I. Reuter S. Mehnert P. Leone M. Kaps M. Oechsner M. Engelhardt Effects of a Flexibility and Relaxation Programme, Walking, and Nordic Walking on Parkinson's Disease Journal of Aging Research |
| title | Effects of a Flexibility and Relaxation Programme, Walking, and Nordic Walking on Parkinson's Disease |
| title_full | Effects of a Flexibility and Relaxation Programme, Walking, and Nordic Walking on Parkinson's Disease |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a Flexibility and Relaxation Programme, Walking, and Nordic Walking on Parkinson's Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a Flexibility and Relaxation Programme, Walking, and Nordic Walking on Parkinson's Disease |
| title_short | Effects of a Flexibility and Relaxation Programme, Walking, and Nordic Walking on Parkinson's Disease |
| title_sort | effects of a flexibility and relaxation programme walking and nordic walking on parkinson s disease |
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