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What are the main reasons that exercise trials have collectively failed to demonstrate sufficient evidence for disease modification in Parkinson's disease?

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Neurology · VUMC Neurology

This paper by Ruiz et al discusses your question: On Disease Modifying and Neuroprotective Treatments for Parkinson's Disease: Physical Exercise.

A big problem with studying exercise in any disease is that patients who can exercise are generally healthier than patients who cannot, so studies compari...

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