PARKINSON’S DISEASE A Comprehensive Approach to Exercise Prescription for the Health Fitness Professional

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  • Paul M. Gallo
  • Carol Ewing Garber
چکیده

INTRODUCTION T he health fitness professionalmay encounter individuals with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease (PD) in fitness and wellness settings because few specialized exercise programs are available for persons with PD. Professional fitness specialists, for the most part, do not lead many of the community and clinically based programs that are offered for persons with PD, and these programs often do not meet current recommendations for exercise training for adults. Although some persons with PD will be referred to physical therapy, this typically is a time-limited intervention, and many of the benefits may be lost after the therapy ends.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011