Abstract
Objectives
To compare the effects of power training (PWT) and a high-speed yoga program on physical
performances in older patients with Parkinson disease (PD), and to test the hypothesis
that both training interventions would attenuate PD symptoms and improve physical
performance.
Design
Randomized controlled trial.
Setting
A laboratory of neuromuscular research and active aging.
Participants
Patients with PD (N=41; mean age ± SD, 72.2±6.5y).
Interventions
Two high-speed exercise interventions (specifically designed yoga program and PWT)
were given for 12 weeks (twice a week), and 1 nonexercise control group.
Main Outcome Measures
Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale motor score (UPDRS
MS), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest),
Timed Up and Go, functional reach, single leg stance (SLS), postural sway test, 10-m
usual and maximal walking speed tests, 1 repetition maximum (RM), and peak power (PPW)
for leg press.
Results
For the posttests, both training groups showed significant improvements (
P<.05) in all physical measurements except functional reach on the more affected side,
SLS, and postural sway compared with the pretests, and significantly better scores
for UPDRS
MS, BBS, Mini-BESTest, Timed Up and Go, functional reach on the less affected side,
10-m usual and maximal walking speed tests, 1RM, and PPW than controls, with no differences
detected between the yoga program and PWT.
Conclusions
Both the specially designed yoga program and PWT programs can significantly improve
physical performance in older persons with PD.
Keywords
List of abbreviations:
APDavg ( anterior-posterior average displacement), BBS ( Berg Balance Scale), Mini-BESTest ( Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test), MLDavg ( medial-lateral average displacement), PD ( Parkinson disease), PPW ( peak power), PWT ( power training), RM ( repetition maximum), SLS ( single leg stance), UPDRSMS ( Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale motor score)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: November 04, 2015
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