What level of exercise do you recommend in patients with Parkinson's disease?
Are higher levels of exercise in patients with PD potentially even more beneficial to brain health?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
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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at Kaiser Permanente Patients at different stages of the disease and wi...
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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at University of Colorado, Climate & Health Dept Agree, we have to look beyond safety alone. People...
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...
Patients at different stages of the disease and wi...