TAILORED USE OF COMPENSATION STRATEGIES TO ENABLE EXERCISE DESPITE FESTINATION IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Despite increasing evidence for, and heightened awareness of, the importance of exercise in Parkinson’s disease, many patients remain sedentary. This tendency to lead an inactive lifestyle has various underlying reasons, including the presence of gait and balance impairments that complicate the pati...

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Autores principales: KOELMANS, Berber E. A., VERWEY, Niek A., VAN DE WEIJER, Sjors C. F., BLOEM, Bastiaan R., NONNEKES, Jorik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Foundation for Rehabilitation Information 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8072410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34276902
http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/20030711-1000055
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Sumario:Despite increasing evidence for, and heightened awareness of, the importance of exercise in Parkinson’s disease, many patients remain sedentary. This tendency to lead an inactive lifestyle has various underlying reasons, including the presence of gait and balance impairments that complicate the patients’ ability to perform sports activities. This case report illustrates that a personally tailored approach may be required in these patients, supported, if needed, by the use of compensation strategies or novel technological advances.

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