However , most physical performance outcomes did not show clinical ly worthwhile improvement after progressive resistance exercise .
CONCLUSION This review suggests that progressive resistance exercise can be effective and worthwhile in people with mild to moderate Parkinson 's disease , but carryover of benefit does not occur for all measures of physical performance .
The current evidence suggests that progressive resistance training should be implemented in Parkinson 's disease rehabilitation , particularly when the aim is to improve walking capacity
QUESTION Does progressive resistance exercise improve strength and measures of physical performance in people with Parkinson 's disease ?
The effects of balance training and high-intensity resistance training on persons with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
OBJECTIVE To assess immediate and near-term effects of 2 exercise training programs for persons with idiopathic Parkinson 's disease ( IPD ) . DESIGN R and omized control trial . SETTING Public health facility and medical center . PARTICIPANTS Fifteen persons with IPD . INTERVENTION Combined group ( balance and resistance training ) and balance group ( balance training only ) underwent 10 weeks of high-intensity resistance training ( knee extensors and flexors , ankle plantarflexion ) and /or balance training under altered visual and somatosensory sensory conditions , 3 times a week on nonconsecutive days . Groups were assessed before , immediately after training , and 4 weeks later . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Balance was assessed by computerized dynamic posturography  , which determined the subject 's response to reduced or altered visual and somatosensory orientation cues ( Sensory Orientation Test [ SOT ] ) . Muscle strength was assessed by measuring the amount of weight a participant could lift , by using a st and ardized weight- and -pulley system , during a 4-repetition-maximum test of knee extension , knee flexion , and ankle plantarflexion . RESULTS Both types of training improved SOT performance . This effect was larger in the combined group . Both groups could balance longer before falling , and this effect persisted for at least 4 weeks . Muscle strength increased marginally in the balance group and substantially in the combined group , and this effect persisted for at least 4 weeks . CONCLUSION Muscle strength and balance can be improved in persons with IPD by high-intensity resistance training and balance training
However , most physical performance outcomes did not show clinical ly worthwhile improvement after progressive resistance exercise .
CONCLUSION This review suggests that progressive resistance exercise can be effective and worthwhile in people with mild to moderate Parkinson 's disease , but carryover of benefit does not occur for all measures of physical performance .
The current evidence suggests that progressive resistance training should be implemented in Parkinson 's disease rehabilitation , particularly when the aim is to improve walking capacity
QUESTION Does progressive resistance exercise improve strength and measures of physical performance in people with Parkinson 's disease ?