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Trial reportEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018

Functional Improvements in Parkinson's Disease Following a Randomized Trial of Yoga.

Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Alysha A Walter, Brent L Hawkins, Julia L Sharp, Kathleen Woschkolup, Enrique Urrea-Mendoza, Fredy Revilla, Emilie V Adams, Arlene A Schmid

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Trial report in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 39 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Marieke Van PuymbroeckClemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5881-8409
Alysha A WalterClemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
Brent L HawkinsClemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
Julia L SharpColorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9428-6518
Kathleen WoschkolupBon Secours Neurology, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Enrique Urrea-MendozaGreenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Fredy RevillaGreenville Health System, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Emilie V AdamsClemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4405-4679
Arlene A SchmidColorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7755-199X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with Parkinson's Disease (PD) experience significant limitations in motor function, functional gait, postural stability, and balance. These limitations often lead to higher incidences of falls, which have significant complications for individuals with PD. Yoga may improve these functional deficits in individuals with PD. The objective of this study was to determine changes in motor function, functional gait, postural stability, and balance control for community dwelling individuals with PD. This randomized, wait-list controlled pilot study examined the influence of an 8-week yoga intervention for people with PD who met the following inclusion criteria: endorsing a fear of falling, being able to speak English, scoring 4/6 on the minimental state exam, and being willing to attend the intervention twice weekly for 8-weeks. Participants in the yoga group (n=15) experienced improvements in motor function, postural stability, functional gait, and freezing gait, as well as reductions in fall risk. Participants in the wait-list control (n=12) also significantly improved in postural stability, although their fall risk was not reduced. Individuals in the yoga group significantly reduced their fall risk. An 8-week yoga intervention may reduce fall risk and improve postural stability, and functional and freezing gait in individuals with PD. This clinical trial is registered as protocol record Pro00041068 in clinicaltrials.gov.

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ExerciseMeditationYogaAccidental FallsAgedFearFemaleGaitHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotor SkillsParkinson DiseasePilot ProjectsPostural Balance

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PMID29967649
PMCPMC6009016

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