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Is progressive strength training in Parkinson’s effective?
A study confirms: Progressive strength training significantly boosts balance, walking ability, and quality of life in akinetic-rigid Parkinson’s patients. Learn how an 8-week training program made the difference.
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A recent study by Santos and colleagues provides answers to this question.
Researchers divided 28 akinetic-rigid Parkinson’s patients into intervention (13) and control (15) groups. While the subjects in the control group followed their usual daily activities during the study period, the subjects in the intervention group additionally completed 16 training sessions in eight weeks. A training session comprised 60 to 70 minutes, and each included a short warm-up phase, strength training with knee flexion and extension exercises, chest press, lat pull, rowing and, finally, stretching exercises.
The training results and progress were determined by the researchers during the course. The effects of the training were determined using standardised test procedures and questionnaires. Testing and measurements were taken at the beginning of the intervention, at the end, and at the follow-up four weeks after the end of the training.
The results show that progressive muscle training in akinetic-rigid Parkinson’s patients has a positive effect on balance and walking ability and leads to improved quality of life in those affected. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass sich ein progressives Muskeltraining bei Parkinsonpatienten vom akinetisch-rigiden Typ positiv auf Balance- und Gehfähigkeit auswirkt und zu einer verbesserten Lebensqualität bei den Betroffenen führt.
The training results and progress were determined by the researchers during the course. The effects of the training were determined using standardised test procedures and questionnaires. Testing and measurements were taken at the beginning of the intervention, at the end, and at the follow-up four weeks after the end of the training.
The results show that progressive muscle training in akinetic-rigid Parkinson’s patients has a positive effect on balance and walking ability and leads to improved quality of life in those affected. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass sich ein progressives Muskeltraining bei Parkinsonpatienten vom akinetisch-rigiden Typ positiv auf Balance- und Gehfähigkeit auswirkt und zu einer verbesserten Lebensqualität bei den Betroffenen führt.
Key definition: Progressive muscle trainingis a type of training in which the training load is gradually increased. The skeletal muscle reacts to a training stimulus in the normal instance with an increase in strength. In order to keep this constant and, if possible, to increase it further, the load must be permanently increased and adapted to the increasing capabilities. This constant adaptation is called progressive muscle training.
Senior living & ling-term care
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2019-1
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References:
- Santos L, et al. Effects of progressive resistance exercise in akinetic-rigid Parkinson’s disease patients: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 2017 Mar 13. DOI: 10.23736/S1973-9087.17.04572-5
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