Tele-yoga for the management of Parkinson disease: A safety and feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite current standard treatments, persons with Parkinson disease (PD) still experience motor and non-motor symptoms that impact daily function and quality of life, warranting the investigation of additional interventions. Holistic complementary interventions such as yoga have been shown to be beneficial for persons with PD. However, there are multiple barriers to in-person interventions such as transportation difficulties and disease-related mobility impairments which may be mitigated by digital health applications. Therefore, this study's purpose was to assess the safety and feasibility of a synchronous tele-yoga intervention for persons with PD.

Methods

Sixteen participants were enrolled in a single group safety and feasibility trial. The entire study was con

SUBMITTER: James-Palmer AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386843 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature