Exercise to Improve Spinal Flexibility and Function for People with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Schenkman, Margaret; M. Cutson, Toni; Kuchibhatla, Maggie; Chandler, Julie; F. Pieper, Carl; Ray, Laurie; Cotter Laub, Kathryn

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb04535.x

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Exercise to Improve Spinal Flexibility and Function for People with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society • Oct 1, 1998

Authors:

Margaret Schenkman

Toni M. Cutson

Maggie Kuchibhatla

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The effectiveness of an exercise intervention for people in early and midstage Parkinson's disease (stages 2 and 3 of Hoehn and Yahr) in improving spinal flexibility and physical performance in a sample of community-dwelling older people is described. DESIGN AND SETTING: Fifty-one men an...

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Medicine

Randomized controlled trial

Physical therapy

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