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Pilates as an Adjuvant Physical Exercise Therapy in Patients With Parkinson Disease.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Pilates and Conventional Exercise for Parkinson Disease. Completed, enrolled 15 participants.
Detailed Summary
Although Pilates has been proposed as a useful rehabilitation strategy in PD, research on its feasibility and potential effects on the motor symptoms and balance with this population is scarce. Some works have included Pilates as part of combined exercise session interventions, but information concerning their specific effects was not provided. Under these circumstances, this study aims at identifying the effects of adding Pilates as part of a conventional exercise rehabilitation program on the motor symptoms and static balance of PD persons. Participants (n=15) were assigned to a Pilates (PG) or to a conventional exercise group (CG) and performed one land-based and one water-based exercise session per week for 14 weeks. The MDS-UPDRS and a stabilometer were used to assess the impact of the intervention on the participant´s motor symptoms and static balance.
Study Details
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Interventions
Warm-up exercises included Abdominal and costal breathing and Pelvic Clock. Some exercises included in the main part of the mat session were Arm arcs, Curls up, Femur arcs, Shoulder bridge, Leg circles, among others. The main part of the sitting/standing session included in standing position exercises like Standing on one leg with support, Neck rolls, Side leg lift with support and in sitting position Spine stretch 5", Elbows back with hands behind his head, Heel/knee slides, Shoulder drops, Knee folds, among others. In mat sessions, cooling exercises included in standing position Hamstring stretch and Abdominal Breathing and Rest position and in sitting/standing session Stretching and Abdominal Breathing.
All sessions started with a 15-minute warm-up phase based on walking performance and joint mobility exercises. It was followed by a 35-minute second phase, which included low-impact aerobics (music tempo was set at 120 beats per minute), gross motor coordination tasks and balance activities. The final 5-minute phase focused on gentle stretching exercises.