Assessment of Parkinson disease patients before and after a physical activity program

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  • Diego Luis Ballio Santana UNIMES
  • Rodrigo Cruz Pinto UNIMES
  • Alessandro Finkelsztejn HC Porto Alegre
  • Yara Dadalti Fragoso UNIMES

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https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v9i1.2124

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Incapacidade, Fadiga, Doença de Parkinson, Atividade física, Condicionamento físico.

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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to assess the influence of a tailored physical activity program on specific parameters in Parkinson Disease (PD) patients. METHOD: PD patients were assessed before and after six months of a tailored physical activity program. Twenty PD patients (13 M, 7 F), mean age 55 years. Aerobic, resistance and stretching exercises. No special apparatus or machine was used at any stage of the program. There was no interference with the pharmacologic treatment, which remained at the discretion of the physician in charge. Fatigue, disability, joint amplitude, cardiorespiratory parameters and body fat composition were assessed. Comparisons were performed using the Student’s t-test at baseline and after six months. RESULTS: There was a significant (p<0.001) and positive effect of this physical activity program in all assessed parameters. CONCLUSIONS: Despite this chronic, disabling and progressive neurological disease, PD patients showed significant improvement in all assessed parameters after participating in a specific and tailored physical activity program.

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Biografia do Autor

Diego Luis Ballio Santana, UNIMES

Educador Físico, Colaborador da Disciplina de Neurologia UNIMES

Rodrigo Cruz Pinto, UNIMES

Educador Físico, Colaborador da Disciplina de Neurologia UNIMES

Alessandro Finkelsztejn, HC Porto Alegre

Neurologista do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Yara Dadalti Fragoso, UNIMES

Professora Titular de Neurologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Metropolitana de Santos

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17.06.2010

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Santana DLB, Pinto RC, Finkelsztejn A, Fragoso YD. Assessment of Parkinson disease patients before and after a physical activity program. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 17º de junho de 2010 [citado 29º de março de 2024];9(1):59-62. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2124

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