Abstract
Ayán C, Cancela J. Feasibility of 2 different water-based exercise training programs
in patients with Parkinson's disease: a pilot study.
Objective
To compare the effects of 2 different water-based exercise training programs on functional
mobility, motor symptoms, and quality of life (QOL) on patients with mild to moderate
Parkinson's disease (PD).
Design
Matched, controlled, pilot study.
Setting
Outpatient Parkinson's disease center.
Participants
Patients (N=21) with PD (Hoehn and Yahr stage range, 1–3).
Interventions
Participants were assigned to a low-intensity water exercise program (group 1) or
a muscular resistance water exercise intervention (group 2). Group sessions were held
for 12 weeks, twice a week for 60 minutes per session.
Main Outcome Measures
Functional mobility was measured by means of the Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test, while
the motor part of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale was used to assess
motor impairment. Patients' QOL was rated by means of the 39-item Parkinson's Disease
Questionnaire.
Results
Once the intervention ended, the participants' QOL improved significantly, regardless
of the program undertaken (P=.02 for group 1; P=.005 for group 2). Only participants in group 2 showed a significant change in functional
mobility (P=.001) and Parkinsonian motor symptoms (P=.012).
Conclusions
Water-based exercise training programs are a helpful therapy in PD. Muscular resistance
programs of this kind seem to be of value in improving functional mobility, motor
symptoms, and QOL in patients with PD. Some of the methodologic aspects detailed here
can be used to design larger controlled trials.
Key Words
List of Abbreviations:
FTSTS (Five Times Sit-to-Stand), H&Y (Hoehn and Yahr), PD (Parkinson's disease), PDQ-39 (39-item Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire), QOL (quality of life), UPDRS (Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: April 12, 2012
Footnotes
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.
Clinical Trial Registration No.: CEIC 2011/343.
In-press corrected proof published online on May 15, 2012, at www.archives-pmr.org.
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© 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
