Physical exercise and Parkinson's disease: influence on symptoms, disease course and prevention

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2013

Autores

Grazina, R (Autor) Outra; João Massano (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: Reviews in the Neurosciences

Vol. 24

Páginas: 139-152

ISSN: 0334-1763

Editora: Walter De Gruyter

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 35 Citações

Scopus - 43 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-006-CA6

DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2012-0087

Abstract (EN): Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common, disabling, neurodegenerative condition, and the disease prevalence is expected to increase worldwide in the next few decades. Symptomatic therapy remains unsatisfactory, and greatly needed neuroprotective therapies have not been successfully developed so far. Physical exercise (PE) has been associated with a lower risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease. The literature has been searched, and results have been systematized and interpreted with regard to the effects of PE in PD. Published data show the following: 1) PE has been associated with a lower risk of developing PD; 2) PE has been shown to improve disease symptoms, mobility, balance, gait and quality of life (in this regard, walking training, tai-chi and tango dancing have demonstrated the highest level of evidence of efficacy); and 3) neuroprotective effects from PE could be expected in PD, although this has been suggested in animal studies only. Further research on this topic should be encouraged. Multidisciplinary cooperation between neurologists, sports physicians and researchers is paramount.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 14