Jay Alberts, PhD, Assistant Staff, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, gives us an overview of Parkinson’s Disease and describes study results which showed that exercise therapy had a lasting effect of 4 weeks after exercise had ceased.
Summary
Parkinson’s disease symptoms appear to be responsive to exercise therapy and the effects last for at least 4 weeks after withdrawal of exercise.
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References and Resources Bartolić A, Pirtošek Z, Rozman J, Ribarič S.Tremor amplitude and tremor frequency variability in Parkinson’s disease is dependent on activity and synchronisation of central oscillators in basal ganglia. Med Hypotheses. 2009 Aug 3.
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