What level of exercise do you recommend in patients with Parkinson's disease?
Do you provide specific recommendations for level of exercise in patients with Parkinson's disease in terms of intensity, duration, and frequency?
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I recommend aerobic exercise for at least 30 minutes/day, 5 days a week. These recommendations are of course based on patient's physical ability. I usually advise using a stationary bicycle and if that is not possible, a recumbent bicycle for aerobic exercise. This way if there is bad weather or una...
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In our study, we opted for a medium-intensity exercise intervention. Patients were instructed to cycle at 50-80% of target heart rate reserve 3 times per week for 6 months. Each session lasted for 30-45 minutes and included warm-up and cool-down periods. Injury prevention and safety was the top conc...
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I have recommended a combination of moderate to severe aerobic conditioning along with stretches/ full body workouts, daily for at least 30-45 minutes, if not more- for the last 20 years and have seen improvement in motor function, balance, cognition ALWAYS.
When they are unsafe because of advanced ...
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