exercise in Parkinson's disease
Physical exercise contributes to the treatment of Parkinson's disease, and can play a preventive role and maintain physical fitness and health (1):
- suggested recommendations for prescription of training in Parkinson's disease are presented in the table below:
Dancing and Parkinson's disease
A study assessed changes in cognitive function and gait performance over six years among people with Parkinson's disease who participated in a weekly dance program, compared to a Reference group who remained physically inactive:
- showed that after two years of weekly dance, the Dance group showed improvements in cognition and maintained stability in gait performance
Reference:
- Oliveira de Carvalho A, Filho ASS, Murillo-Rodriguez E, Rocha NB, Carta MG, Machado S. Physical Exercise For Parkinson's Disease: Clinical And Experimental Evidence. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2018 Mar 30;14:89-98.
- Rooprai S, Dogra H, Karimi A, et al. Dancing through time: Cognitive changes over six years of community dance in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2025;0(0).
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