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Ciencia y Deporte
On-line version ISSN 2223-1773
Abstract
ZALDIVAR CASTELLANOS, Luís Alexander; RAMIREZ GUERRA, Darvin Manuel; GORDO GOMEZ, Yusleidy Marlie and ARIAS, Milagros La Rosa. Physical Therapy for Motor Symptoms in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Ciencia y Deporte [online]. 2023, vol.8, n.3, pp. 336-351. Epub Sep 03, 2023. ISSN 2223-1773. http://dx.doi.org/10.34982/2223.1773.2023.v8.no3.003.
Introduction:
Neurodegenerative diseases are the main cause of physical-motor disabilities, such as Parkinson disease. Despite the advances in health, this disease does not have a definitive cure; some of the main treatments include physical rehabilitation, with a neuroplasticity perspective. However, there is a trend to use conventional physical exercise instead of traditional forms, thus putting aside the potentialities of the latter.
Aim:
To set methodological parameters in traditional therapeutic exercises that enable better physical therapeutic care of patients with Parkinson disease.
Materials and methods:
The research has prospective, quasi-experimental, quantitative character practices in five patients (age 61±2.53 years), with a diagnostic of Parkinson’s disease (stages 1-2.5, according to Hoehn-Yahr), accounting for 20.8 % of the population.
Results:
After four months of implementation, the patients were observed to get up, walk, and sit again in less time, with a mean of 12.6±2.96s. An assessment of the Berg scale showed that 80.0% of the sample reached the low-falling-risk category, with a total score of 47.6±5.12 points.
Conclusions:
The application of statistical methods (Wilcoxon signed-rank test) demonstrated the existence of a significant difference between the measurements performed, thus confirming the positive effect of Lian Gong’s practice in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Keywords : Parkinson’s disease; motor symptoms; Lian Gong exercises..