A randomised controlled cross-over trial of aerobic training versus Qigong in advanced Parkinson's disease

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-238

  Burini, D ^a   Farabollini, B ^b   Iacucci, S ^a   Rimatori, C ^b   Riccardi, G ^a   Capecci, M ^a   Provinciali, L ^a   Ceravolo, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic training; group therapy; Parkinson's disease; PDQ 39; Qigong

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; QIJONG; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BREATHING EXERCISES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845942563     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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