Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the problem of Parkinson’s Disease treatment and the fact that medication usage decreases in efficacy over time and also causes side-effects. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic have submitted a grant application to study the effects of exercise on the progression of Parkinson’s.

Summary:
Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic have submitted a research grant to NIH for a study designed to examine whether forced exercise can reduce medication use in Parkinson’s Disease or slow disease progression.

References and Resources
Nocera J, Horvat M, Ray CT. Effects of home-based exercise on postural control and sensory organization in individuals with Parkinson disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2009 Jul 27.
Hirsch MA, Dulin M, Iyer SS, Hammond FM. Exercise for management and treatment of Parkinson disease. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Jun 15;79(12):1043.

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