Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 43-50 , January 2009

Changes in Walking Activity and Endurance Following Rehabilitation for People With Parkinson Disease

  • Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, NCS

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Daniel K. White, PT, ScD, NCS, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02218
    • ,
  • Robert C. Wagenaar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Center for Neurorehabilitation, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Terry D. Ellis, PT, PhD, NCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Center for Neurorehabilitation, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Linda Tickle-Degnen, OTR/L, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational Therapy, Tufts University, Medford, MA

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 Supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging (grant no. R01AG021152, Rehabilitation for Self Management in Parkinson's disease).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01548-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.06.034

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 43-50 , January 2009

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