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 ?
Leg-extension strength and chair-rise performance in elderly women with Parkinson's disease.
The lower extremity performance in elderly female patients with mild to moderate Parkinson 's disease ( PD ; n = 12 ) and controls ( n = 16 ) was compared . Isometric dynamometry and force-plate measurements were used . PD patients had lower ( p < .05 ) bilateral ( BL ) maximal isometric leg-extension force ( MF ) , BL isometric MF relative to body mass , and maximal rate of isometric force development than control participants . BL strength deficit was greater ( p < .05 ) in PD patients than in controls . A significantly longer chair-rise time and lower maximal rate of vertical-ground-reaction-force development while rising from a chair was found in PD patients than in controls . These findings suggest that elderly women with PD have lowered voluntary isometric force-generation capacity of the leg-extensor muscles . Reduced BL leg-extension strength might contribute to the difficulty of individuals with PD to rise from a chair
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 ?