An evidence-based exercise regimen for patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease

Brain Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-100

  Salgado, Sanjay ^a   Williams, Nori ^b   Kotian, Rima ^c   Salgado, Miran ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Div of Oral and Maxillofacial Surg   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Parkinson's disease; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BRADYKINESIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; GAIT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROPROTECTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK; TAI CHI; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREMOR; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

EID: 84903123034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci3010087     Document Type: Review

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