Eight Weeks of Aerobic Interval Training Improves Psychomotor Function in Patients with Parkinson's Disease-Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined the generalized effects of cycle ergometer aerobic interval training (AIT) on psychomotor behaviors in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), including bimanual motor control, cognitive function, and neurological motor and non-motor parkinsonian signs.

Methods

Twenty mild to moderate PD patients were randomly allocated to the following groups: (1) trained group (PD-TR, n = 10), which besides receiving usual care, underwent an 8-week moderate intensity AIT program; or (2) control group (PD-CO, n = 10) which received usual care, including participation in conventional physical therapy. Both groups were tested before and after the 8-week AIT program period with the following assessments: (1) laboratory analyses of bimanual motor

SUBMITTER: Marusiak J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6427316 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature